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If your sins are many, what does that do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you sin, how does that affect God? Even if you sin again and again, what effect will it have on him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or <i>if</i> thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? Or, <i>if</i> your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your wrongdoings are many, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what have you done to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, how does it affect God? If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, how does it affect God? If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to Him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and think! Do your sins hurt God? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you've sinned, what effect can you have on God? If you've done many wrongs, what can you do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you sin, that does no harm to God. If you do wrong many times, does that affect him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If you sin, what will that do to harm him? If you add transgression to transgression what will it do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions are multiplied, what doest thou to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If you have sinned, what do you do against Him? And your transgressions have been multiplied, "" What do you do to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thou sinnedst, what wilt thou do against him? and thy transgressions were multiplied, what wilt thou do to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If you sin, how will it hurt him? And if your iniquities are multiplied, what will you do against him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, what do you do to God? Even if your offenses are many, how do you affect him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you sin, what difference does it make to him? And if your iniquities be multiplied, what does it matter to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you sin, what will you do to him, and if your evil increases, what will you do to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/35-6.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=5436" 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/35.htm">Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Look to the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you. <span class="reftext">6</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·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">you sin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: tip̄·‘āl- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">do you accomplish</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">against Him?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7231.htm" title="7231: wə·rab·bū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cast together, i.e. Increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad.">If you multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: p̄ə·šā·‘e·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">your transgressions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do you do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to Him?</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?…<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="/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="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></span><br />Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.<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="/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="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<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="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></span><br />But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”<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="/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="/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="/romans/3-9.htm">Romans 3:9-12</a></span><br />What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. / As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. ...<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="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a></span><br />The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you sin, what do you against him? or if your transgressions be multiplied, what do you to him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></b></br> But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Proverbs 9:12</a></b></br> If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but <i>if</i> thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19</a></b></br> Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: <i>do they</i> not <i>provoke</i> themselves to the confusion of their own faces?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/14-6.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/galatians/4-17.htm">Affect</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/job/33-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-11.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/job/35-8.htm">Affect</a> <a href="/job/35-8.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Job 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Comparison is not to be made with God, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-6.htm">because our good or evil cannot extend unto him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/35-9.htm">Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for lack of faith</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/35.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/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?</b><br>This phrase reflects the theological understanding that God is transcendent and sovereign, unaffected by human sin in terms of His essence or being. In the context of the Book of Job, Elihu is addressing Job, emphasizing that human actions do not alter God's nature or diminish His power. This aligns with <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a>, where David acknowledges that sin is ultimately against God, yet it does not harm God Himself. The cultural context of the Ancient Near East often involved deities that were thought to be influenced by human actions, but the God of Israel is distinct in His independence from creation. This phrase also underscores the futility of sin from a spiritual perspective, as it does not achieve any negative impact on God, but rather affects the sinner and their relationship with God.<p><b>If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?</b><br>Here, the emphasis is on the cumulative nature of sin and its perceived impact on God. The rhetorical question suggests that even an increase in sin does not affect God's sovereignty or His divine plan. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God is immutable, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>, where God declares, "I the LORD do not change." The historical context of Job, set in a patriarchal era, reflects a worldview where human actions were often seen as having cosmic consequences. However, Elihu's argument is that God's majesty and authority remain unchallenged by human rebellion. This phrase also points to the grace and patience of God, who remains steadfast despite human failings, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who provides a way for reconciliation despite humanity's multiplied transgressions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering. Elihu emphasizes God's greatness and justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense loss and physical affliction. He seeks to understand the reason for his suffering and maintains his integrity throughout his trials.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whose nature and character are central to the discussions in the Book of Job. Elihu speaks about God's transcendence and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends_of_job.htm">The Friends of Job</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 place of ancient wisdom and the backdrop for Job's trials and dialogues.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_transcendence.htm">God's Transcendence</a></b><br>God is not diminished by human sin. His nature and essence remain unchanged regardless of human actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin primarily affects the sinner and their relationship with God, rather than impacting God's character or sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While sin does not affect God, it has consequences for the individual and their community, emphasizing the need for repentance and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>Understanding God's transcendence should lead to a deeper appreciation of His justice and mercy, encouraging believers to live in a way that honors Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin, as seen in Job's account. Believers are called to trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_elihu_say_actions_don't_affect_god.htm">In Job 35:6–7, how can Elihu claim human obedience or sin does not affect God when other passages suggest God is personally impacted by human actions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_vindicated_before_god.htm">In Job 25:4, how can anyone be vindicated before God if even those closest to Him are considered unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_job's_wrongdoing.htm">In Job 6:24-25, why is it that neither God nor anyone else presents undeniable evidence of Job's alleged wrongdoing if his punishment is just?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job's_integrity_reconciled_with_sin.htm">How do we reconcile Job's depiction of nearly flawless integrity in Job 29 with biblical teachings on universal human sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:23)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him?</span> Man's sins against God cannot injure <span class="accented">him</span>, diminish from his power, or lower his dignity. They can only injure the sinner himself. God does not punish them because they harm him, but because they are discords in the harmony of his moral universe. <span class="cmt_word">Or even if thy transgressions be multiplied</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> if thou persistest in a long course of sin, and addest "rebellion" to transgression, and self-complacency to rebellion, and "multipliest thy words against God" (<a href="/job/34-37.htm">Job 34:37</a>) - even then, what doest thou unto him?.. what hurt dost thou inflict upon him? None. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/35-6.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">you sin,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֭טָאתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine 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">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you accomplish</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפְעָל־</span> <span class="translit">(tip̄·‘āl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Him?</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">If you multiply</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַבּ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rab·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7231.htm">Strong's 7231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your transgressions,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·šā·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you do</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Him?</span><br /><span class="heb">לּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/35-6.htm">Job 35:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/35-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 35:6 If you have sinned what effect do (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/35-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 35:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 35:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/35-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 35:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 35:7" /></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>