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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.יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yitonencomplainאָנַןverb, hithpolel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “complain”, an unfinished actionH596to mourn, i.e. complaincomplain.אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.חָ֔יchaylifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.גֶּ֖בֶרgevermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חטאוchtvfaultחֵטְאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.חֲטָאָֽיוchataayvfaultחֵטְאnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a strong man because of his sins?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Young’s Literal Translation
What — sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
World English Bible
Why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Darby Translation
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Douay-Rheims
Mem. Why hath a living man murmured, man suffering for his sins?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a strong man because of his sins?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Mem. Why should a living man complain, a man concerning his sin?
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