King James Version

Job 31:33

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…כִּסִּ֣יתִיkisiticoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).כְאָדָ֣םkheadamas Adamאָדָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Adam”H121Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in PalestineAdam.פְּשָׁעָ֑יpeshaayrebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.לִטְמ֖וֹןlitmonto hideטָמַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hide”, the to-form of the verbH2934to hide (by covering over)hide, lay privily, in secret.בְּחֻבִּ֣יbechubiin bosomחֹבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2243properly, a cherisher, i.e. the bosombosom.עֲוֺֽנִיaonifaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom —

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American Standard Version (1901)

If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

Young’s Literal Translation

If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,

World English Bible

if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

Darby Translation

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

Douay-Rheims

If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

or if too having sinned unintentionally, I hid my sin;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δὲ καὶ ἁμαρτὼν ἀκουσίως ἔκρυψα τὴν ἁμαρτίαν μου·