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Show me my offense and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Tell me, what have I done wrong? Show me my rebellion and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How many <i>are</i> mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How many <i>are</i> my iniquities and sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How many are my guilty deeds and sins? Make known to me my wrongdoing and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize <i>and</i> understand my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please point out my sins, so I will know them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How many crimes and sins have I committed? Make me aware of my disobedience and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What are my sins? What wrongs have I done? What crimes am I charged with? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"How many of my iniquities and sins have you counted? Show me my transgression and sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Show me my transgression and my sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How many iniquities and sins do I have? Let me know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How many iniquities and sins to me? make known to me my transgression and my sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my crimes and offences. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How many iniquities and sins do I have? Reveal my crimes and offenses to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What are my faults and my sins? My misdeed, my sin make known to me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgressions and my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How many debts and sins do I have? My debts and my sins teach me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-23.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=2053" 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/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: kam·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How many</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">are my</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">and sins?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hō·ḏî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Reveal to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">my transgression</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">and sin.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?…<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/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></span><br />Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.<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="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<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="/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="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12</a></span><br />For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18-20</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. / And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-2.htm">James 3:2</a></span><br />We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3-5</a></span><br />For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. / 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. / 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="/matthew/7-3.htm">Matthew 7:3-5</a></span><br />Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? / How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? / You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">1 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-17.htm">Galatians 5:17</a></span><br />For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How many are my iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.</p><p class="hdg">many</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Psalm 44:20,21</a></b></br> If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; … </p><p class="hdg">make me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-8.htm">Job 36:8,9</a></b></br> And if <i>they be</i> bound in fetters, <i>and</i> be holden in cords of affliction; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23</a></b></br> Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/job/8-4.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Evil-Doings</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/8-4.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Wrongs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-23.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-31.htm">Evil-Doings</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-9.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">Rebellion</a> <a href="/job/15-17.htm">Show</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Wrongs</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</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/13.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/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How many are my iniquities and sins?</b><br>In this phrase, Job is expressing a deep sense of introspection and a desire for understanding his own moral failings. The use of "iniquities" and "sins" highlights the comprehensive nature of human wrongdoing, encompassing both intentional and unintentional acts against God's law. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, sin was often seen as a breach of divine order, and Job's question reflects a common practice of self-examination. Biblically, this echoes <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a>, where David asks God to search his heart. Job's inquiry also foreshadows the New Testament teaching on sin, where Paul in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a> states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.<p><b>Reveal to me my transgression and sin.</b><br>Here, Job is pleading for divine revelation and understanding of his wrongdoings. This request underscores the belief that true knowledge of sin comes from God, aligning with the biblical theme that God alone can illuminate the human heart (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a>). The term "transgression" suggests a willful rebellion against God's commands, while "sin" can refer to missing the mark of God's standards. This plea for revelation is reminiscent of the New Testament promise in 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, where confession leads to forgiveness and cleansing. Job's request can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, in His role as the ultimate revealer of truth, exposes sin and offers redemption.<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, known for his immense suffering and his quest for understanding God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job is addressing in his plea for understanding and revelation of his sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/friends_of_job.htm">Friends of Job</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Job's friends play a significant role in the surrounding chapters, often accusing him of hidden sins as the cause of his suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_trials.htm">Suffering and Trials</a></b><br>The broader context of Job's life, marked by severe trials, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_desire_for_self-examination.htm">The Desire for Self-Examination</a></b><br>Job's request for God to reveal his sins reflects a heart willing to undergo self-examination. As believers, we should regularly seek God's guidance to identify and address areas of sin in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's question arises from his suffering and the accusations of his friends. It teaches us that not all suffering is a direct result of personal sin, and we should be cautious in making such assumptions about others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession.htm">The Role of Confession</a></b><br>Job's plea highlights the importance of confession in our relationship with God. Acknowledging our sins and seeking God's forgiveness is crucial for spiritual growth and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>Job's request for God to reveal his sins acknowledges God's complete knowledge of our hearts. Trusting in God's omniscience can bring comfort and clarity in times of confusion and doubt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_righteousness.htm">The Pursuit of Righteousness</a></b><br>Job's desire to know his sins demonstrates a commitment to righteousness. As Christians, we should strive to live in a way that honors God, continually seeking His guidance to align our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_main_theme_of_the_book.htm">Why are you far from me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job's_innocence_fit_with_sin.htm">If Job’s firm claim of innocence in Job 27:5–6 is correct, how do we reconcile this with Biblical teachings on universal human sin (e.g., Romans 3:23)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_micah_2_with_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the severity of God's threats in Micah 2 against claims of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">How many are mine iniquities?</span>--We must be careful to note that alongside with Job's claim to be righteous there is ever as deep a confession of personal sin, thus showing that the only way in which we can understand his declarations is in the light of His teaching who convicts of sin before He convinces of righteousness.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How many are mine iniquities and sins?</span> This is scarcely, as Professor Stanley Leathes represents it, "a deep confession of personal sin" ('Old Testament Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 27). It is more in the nature of a remonstrance. "These sins of mine, for which I. am so grievously punished, what are they? Name them. How many are there of them? Let me know exactly what they are; and then I can question my conscience concerning them." <span class="cmt_word">Make me to know my transgression and my sin</span>. These words imply that lie does not know them at present. He knows of some infirmities and lighter misdoings of his youth (ver. 26); but he knows of no such sins as are commensurate with his sufferings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-23.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">How many</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּמָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(kam·māh)</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">[are] my</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֭י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">iniquities</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<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 /><br /><span class="word">and sins?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַטָּא֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Reveal to me</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hō·ḏî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my transgression</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common 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">and sin.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-23.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:23 How many are my iniquities and sins? 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