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Job 35:6

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

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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…חָ֭טָאתָchatataby faultחָטָאverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “by fault”, a completed actionH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תִּפְעָלtifaldoפָּעַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).בּ֑וֹbvoinבּ֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוְרַבּ֥וּverabvand multiplyרָבַבconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and multiply”, a completed actionH7231properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriadincrease, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָfeshaeykharebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תַּעֲשֶׂהtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לּֽוֹlvotoלּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Young’s Literal Translation

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

World English Bible

If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

Darby Translation

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Douay-Rheims

If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do? and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἥμαρτες, τί πράξεις; εἰ δὲ καὶ πολλὰ ἠνόμησας, τί δύνασαι ποιῆσαι;