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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />was to watch me, and if I sinned, you would not forgive my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If I sin, then You mark me, And will not acquit me of my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I have sinned, You will take note of me, And will not acquit me of my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If I sin, then You would take note of me, And would not acquit me of my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />If I sin, then Thou wouldst take note of me, And wouldst not acquit me of my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If I sin, then You would take note of me And would not acquit me of my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If I sin, then You would take note <i>and</i> observe me, And You would not acquit me of my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if I sin, you would notice, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />if I sin, You would notice, and would not acquit me of my wrongdoing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but you catch and punish me each time I sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'If I sin, you watch me and will not free me from my guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You were watching to see if I would sin, so that you could refuse to forgive me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If I sin, you watch me and won't acquit me for my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If I sinned, then you would watch me and you would not acquit me of my iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If I sinned, then You have observed me, "" And do not acquit me from my iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If I sinned; and thou didst watch me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If I have sinned and thou hast spared me for an hour: why dost thou not suffer me to be clean from my iniquity? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If I have sinned, and you have spared me for an hour, why do you not endure me to be clean from my iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If I should sin, you would keep a watch on me, and from my guilt you would not absolve me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If I sin, you watch me, and do not acquit me of my iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />if I sin, then thou dost watch me, and thou dost not acquit me from my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For if I have sinned, you keep watch over me, and from my sins you do not declare me innocent<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If I sin, then Thou markest me, And Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1575" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind: <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">I sinned,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·šə·mar·tā·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 1cs2) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">You would take note,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: ṯə·naq·qê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">acquit me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-csc:: 1cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">of my iniquity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18-19</a></span><br />I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. / For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Galatians 3:22</a></span><br />But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a></span><br />Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36-37</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If I sin, then you mark me, and you will not acquit me from my iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">then</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-26.htm">Job 13:26,27</a></b></br> For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-16.htm">Job 14:16</a></b></br> For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a></b></br> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?</p><p class="hdg">thou wilt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a></b></br> And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Exodus 34:7</a></b></br> Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear <i>the guilty</i>; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth <i>generation</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing <i>the guilty</i>, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-28.htm">Acquit</a> <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/4-8.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/8-4.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-19.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/job/10-9.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/job/9-23.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Acquit</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Note</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/job/13-23.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-29.htm">Unpunished</a> <a href="/job/13-27.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/job/11-8.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If I sinned</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's awareness of human fallibility and the nature of sin. In the context of the Old Testament, sin is understood as a transgression against God's law. Job's acknowledgment of potential sin aligns with the broader biblical narrative that all humans are prone to sin (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>). The concept of sin in the ancient Near East often involved not just moral failings but also ritual impurity, which required atonement.<p><b>You would take note</b><br>Here, Job expresses his belief in God's omniscience and justice. The idea that God takes note of sin is consistent with passages like <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, which speak of God's intimate knowledge of human actions and thoughts. This reflects the belief that God is a righteous judge who is aware of all deeds, both good and evil. In the cultural context of the time, gods were often seen as distant, but the God of Israel is portrayed as actively involved in human affairs.<p><b>and would not acquit me of my iniquity</b><br>Job acknowledges that God, being just, would not overlook sin without consequence. This aligns with the legal imagery found throughout the Bible, where God is depicted as a judge who must uphold justice (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>). The term "iniquity" refers to moral corruption or wickedness, and the lack of acquittal suggests the need for atonement or sacrifice, which is a central theme in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. This foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate atonement for sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent, omniscient Creator who allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan. Job addresses God directly in this verse, expressing his feelings of being scrutinized and judged.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Satan is the adversary who challenges Job's righteousness, leading to the trials Job faces.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often suggesting that Job's suffering is due to sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally considered to be in the area of Edom or northern Arabia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God is fully aware of our actions and thoughts. This can be both comforting and daunting, as it assures us that nothing escapes His notice, including our struggles and sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>Job's acknowledgment of sin reflects the human condition. We must recognize our own sinfulness and the need for God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice_and_mercy.htm">Divine Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and does not overlook sin, He is also merciful. Understanding this balance is crucial for a healthy relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_confession.htm">The Importance of Confession</a></b><br>Regular confession and repentance are vital practices for maintaining a clear conscience before God and experiencing His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_character.htm">Trust in God's Character</a></b><br>Even when feeling condemned, we must trust in God's character as both just and loving, knowing that He desires restoration and reconciliation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_claim_purity_in_job_31_1-4.htm">In Job 31:1-4, how can Job claim such purity given other scriptures teach no one is entirely sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_perfected_christians_still_sin.htm">If Hebrews 10:14 says believers are perfected forever by one sacrifice, why do Christians still sin and need ongoing forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_10_7_conflict_with_'all_have_sinned'.htm">In Job 10:7, Job insists he is innocent--does this conflict with the broader biblical teaching that all have sinned?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_works_of_the_devil.htm">What are the works of the devil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">If I</span> <span class= "bld">sin . . .</span>--"If I had sinned Thou wouldst have marked me for punishment, and from mine iniquity Thou wouldst not acquit me. If I had been guilty, woe unto me 1 and if righteous, I must not lift up my head like an innocent person. I am full of shame, therefore behold Thou mine affliction, for only by Thy taking note of it can I find relief."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If I sin, then thou markest me</span>; rather, <span class="accented">if I sinned</span> <span class="accented">then thou didst observe me.</span> Thou tookest note of all my sins as I committed them, and laidest them up in thy memory. <span class="cmt_word">And thou wilt not acquit me</span> <span class="cmt_word">from mine iniquity</span>. This record of my offences thou still hast against me, and I cannot expect that thou wilt acquit me of them. Without some one to atone for them, men cannot be acquitted of their offences. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I sinned,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֥אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You would take note,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mar·tā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and would not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">acquit me</span><br /><span class="heb">תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·naq·qê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:14 If I sin then you mark me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>