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And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be . (KJV)

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וּמֶ֤ה\׀u.Mehand why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 1

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 2

תִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'will you forgive

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to lift: forgive

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375I; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 3

פִשְׁעִי֮fish.'Itransgression my

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 4

וְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.Virso may you take away?

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhu2ms)

Meaning: to pass: bring

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:12, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 7:7, 2 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674C; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 5

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 6

עֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.Niiniquity my

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 7

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 8

עַ֭תָּה'A.tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 9

לֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.Farto the dust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 10

אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavI will lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to lie down: be dead

Used 45 times. Also: 1 Kings 2:10, 1 Kings 11:21, 1 Kings 11:43, 1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 14:31, 1 Kings 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901J; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 11

וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niand you will look for me

Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpq2ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 12 times. Also: Job 8:5, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 78:34, Proverbs 1:28, Proverbs 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 12

וְאֵינֶֽנִּי\׃\ \פve.'ei.Ne.niand there not [will be] me

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Job 7:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
do You not	→	לֹא H3808 not
pardon	→	נָשָׂא H5375I to lift: forgive
my transgression	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
and take away	→	עָבַר H5674C to pass: bring
my iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
soon	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
I will lie down	→	שָׁכַב H7901J to lie down: be dead
in the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
You will seek me	→	שָׁחַר H7836 to seek
but I will be no more	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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