Job

Job 10:14–15

¹⁴If I sinned, You would take note,

and would not acquit me of my iniquity.

¹⁵If 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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I sinned	חָטָ֥אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
You would take note	וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִי	ū·šə·mar·tā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
and would not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
acquit me	תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃	ṯə·naq·qê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
of my iniquity	וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗י	ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I am guilty	רָשַׁ֡עְתִּי	rā·ša‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
woe	אַלְלַ֬י	’al·lay	Interjection	H480 alas! woe!
to me	לִ֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
And even if I am righteous	וְ֭צָדַקְתִּי	wə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6663 be just, righteous
I cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lift	אֶשָּׂ֣א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my head	רֹאשִׁ֑י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
full	שְׂבַ֥ע	śə·ḇa‘	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7649 sated, satisfied, surfeited
of shame	קָ֝ל֗וֹן	qā·lō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7036 ignominy, dishonour
and aware of	וּרְאֵ֥ה	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7202 seeing
my affliction	עָנְיִֽי׃	‘ā·nə·yî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6040 affliction, poverty

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 10:14 Job 7:21 · Psalm 130:3 · Psalm 139:1 · Numbers 14:18 · Job 9:28 · Job 13:26–27 · Exodus 34:7

Job 10:15 Isaiah 3:11 · Job 9:15 · Job 9:20–21 · Job 10:7 · Malachi 3:18 · Isaiah 6:5 · Psalm 25:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.