Job

Job 7:21

²¹Why do You not pardon my transgression

and take away my iniquity?

For soon I will lie down in the dust;

You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	וּמֶ֤ה׀	ū·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do You not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pardon	תִשָּׂ֣א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my transgression	פִשְׁעִי֮	p̄iš·‘î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6588 transgression
and take away	וְתַעֲבִ֪יר	wə·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
my iniquity	עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י	‘ă·wō·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
soon	עַ֭תָּה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
I will lie down	אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב	’eš·kāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
in the dust	לֶעָפָ֣ר	le·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
You will seek me	וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי	wə·ši·ḥăr·ta·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7836 look early, diligently for
but I will be no more	וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃פ	wə·’ê·nen·nî	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; first person common singular	H369 nothing, nought

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.