King James Version

Psalms 19:12

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 19:13.

שְׁגִיא֥וֹתshegioterrorשְׁגִיאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “error”, the ordinary formH7691a moral mistakeerror.מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יָבִ֑יןyavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…מִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹתministarotfrom hideסָתַרpreposition, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “from hide”, a verb used as a describing wordH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.נַקֵּֽנִיnaqenibe blamelessנָקָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be blameless”, a commandH5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpatedacquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholl…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(19-13) Who can discern his errors? Clear Thou me from hidden faults.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults .

Young’s Literal Translation

Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

World English Bible

Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

Darby Translation

Who understandeth [his] errors? Purify me from secret [faults].

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(19-13) Who can discern his errors? Clear Thou me from hidden faults.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who will understand his transgressions? purge thou me from my secret sins .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παραπτώματα τίς συνήσει; ἐκ τῶν κρυφίων μου καθάρισόν με,