Psalm 38:4

Hebrew	אֵין מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים hebrew Meaning: * Face * Presence * Front or surface Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים hebrew Meaning: * Face * Presence * Front or surface Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. חַטָּאתִֽי
ESV	For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
NIV	My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
NLT	My guilt overwhelms me– it is a burden too heavy to bear.
LXX	ὅτι αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀνομίαι μου ὑπερῆραν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ κεφαλήν μου ὡσεὶ φορτίον βαρὺ ἐβαρύνθησαν ἐπ ἐμέ
KJV	For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

^{Psalm 38:3 ← Psalm 38:4 → Psalm 38:5}

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