Job 7:20

If I have sinned—what have I done to you, O watcher of men (Hebr. adam natsar)? Why have you made me your target (Hebr. mifga) and made me a burden to myself?

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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

חָטָאתִי   מָה   אֶפְעַל   לָךְ   נֹצֵר   הָאָדָם   לָמָה   שַׂמְתַּנִי   לְמִפְגָּע   לָךְ   וָאֶהְיֶה   עָלַי   לְמַשָּׂא  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

εἰ ἐγὼ ἥμαρτον τί δύναμαί σοι πρᾶξαι ὁ ἐπιστάμενος τὸν νοῦν τῶν ἀνθρώπων διὰ τί ἔθου με κατεντευκτήν σου εἰμὶ δὲ ἐπὶ σοὶ φορτίον


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2398
חָטָ֡אתִי (chatati)
to sin
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H4100
מָ֤ה (mah)
what?
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

Pi
H6466
H9015
אֶפְעַ֨ל (efeal)
׀
to work
separate
Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular

Vqi1cs
H9005
H9032
לָ (la)
ךְ֮ (khe)
to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

R
Sp2ms
H5341
נֹצֵ֪ר (nótzer)
to watch
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsc
H9009
H0120
הָ (ha)
אָ֫דָ֥ם (adam)
the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H4100
לָ֤ (la)
מָה (mah)
to
what?
Prep. Preposition


R
Ti
H7760a
H9030
שַׂמְתַּ֣ (sameta)
נִי (ni)
to set
me
Verb Verb
qal qatal ♂ sing. qal qatal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Vqp2ms
Sp1bs
H9005
H4645
לְ (le)
מִפְגָּ֣ע (mifega)
to
target
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9005
H9032
לָ֑ (la)
ךְ (khe)
to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

R
Sp2ms
H9001
H1961
וָ (va)
אֶהְיֶ֖ה (eeje)
seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 1p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) first person singular

c
Vqw1cs
H5921a
H9030
עָלַ֣ (ala)
י (j)
upon
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Sp1bs
H9005
H4853a
H9016
לְ (le)
מַשָּֽׂא (masa)
׃
to
burden
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa

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