Job

Job 7:20

²⁰If I have sinned, what have I done to You,

O watcher of mankind?

Why have You made me Your target,

so that I am a burden to You^a?

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If I have sinned	חָטָ֡אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
what	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I done	אֶפְעַ֨ל׀	’ep̄·‘al	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6466 do, make
to You	לָךְ֮	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
O watcher	נֹצֵ֪ר	nō·ṣêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5341 watch, guard, keep
of mankind	הָאָ֫דָ֥ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
Why	לָ֤מָה	lā·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have You made me	שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי	śam·ta·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
Your	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
target	לְמִפְגָּ֣ע	lə·mip̄·gā‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4645 thing hit, mark
so that I am	וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה	wā·’eh·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a burden	לְמַשָּֽׂא׃	lə·maś·śā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
to You	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.