Job 35:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־חָ֭טָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

ʾim-ḥāṭāʾtā mah-tifʿāl-bô wə-rabbû pəšāʿeykā mah-taʿăśeh-lô

Grammar Details

*ʾim-ḥāṭāʾtā*: conditional particle + perfect, 2nd masculine singular - if you have sinned
*mah-tifʿāl-bô*: interrogative + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - what do you accomplish against him?
*wə-rabbû*: conjunction + perfect, 3rd plural - and they are many
*pəšāʿeykā*: masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your transgressions
*mah-taʿăśeh-lô*: interrogative + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - what do you do to him?

Word Meanings

*ḥāṭāʾtā*: to sin/offend/miss the mark
*tifʿāl*: to do/accomplish/act
*rabbû*: to be many/great/abundant
*pəšāʿeykā*: your transgressions/rebellions/offenses
*taʿăśeh*: to do/make/accomplish

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.
Jer 7:19 : 19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith Jehovah; [do they] not [provoke] themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?
Prov 9:12 : 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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