Job

Job 31:33–34

³³if I have covered my transgressions like Adam^d

by hiding my guilt in my heart,

³⁴because I greatly feared the crowds

and the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so that I kept silent

and would not go outside —

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have covered	כִּסִּ֣יתִי	kis·sî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H3680 cover
my transgressions	פְּשָׁעָ֑י	pə·šā·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6588 transgression
like Adam	כְאָדָ֣ם	ḵə·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
by hiding	לִטְמ֖וֹן	liṭ·mō·wn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2934 hide, conceal
my guilt	עֲוֺֽנִי׃	‘ă·wō·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
in my heart	בְּחֻבִּ֣י	bə·ḥub·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2243 bosom

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I greatly	רַבָּ֗ה	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
feared	אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀	’e·‘ĕ·rō·wṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6206 cause to tremble, tremble
the crowds	הָ֘מ֤וֹן	hā·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
and the contempt	וּבוּז־	ū·ḇūz-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H937 contempt
of the clans	מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת	miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4940 clan
terrified me	יְחִתֵּ֑נִי	yə·ḥit·tê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
so that I kept silent	וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם	wā·’ed·dōm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
and would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go outside	אֵ֥צֵא	’ê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out

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

Job 31:33 Proverbs 28:13 · Acts 5:8 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Genesis 3:12 · Hosea 6:7 · Joshua 7:11 · Genesis 3:7–8

Job 31:34 Exodus 23:2 · Proverbs 29:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.