King James Version

Psalms 51:5

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 51:7.

הֵןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.בְּעָו֥וֹןbeavonin faultעָוֺןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fault”, the ordinary formH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.חוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcholaletidanceחוּלverb, polal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “dance”, a completed actionH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְאuvecheteand in faultחֵטְאconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in fault”, the ordinary formH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִיyechematnibe hotיָחַםverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be hot”, a completed actionH3179probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceiveget heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.אִמִּֽיimimotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(51-7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

World English Bible

Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

Darby Translation

Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(51-7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.