Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’ Young's Literal Translation And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them—a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require. King James Bible But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. Hebrew But ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the watchman וְ֠הַצֹּפֶה (wə·haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await sees יִרְאֶ֨ה (yir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the sword הַחֶ֜רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword coming בָּאָ֗ה (bā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and fails וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to blow תָקַ֤ע (ṯā·qa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the trumpet, בַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ (baš·šō·w·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn so that the people וְהָעָ֣ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no warned, נִזְהָ֔ר (niz·hār) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2094: To gleam, to enlighten and the sword חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword comes וַתָּב֣וֹא (wat·tā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and takes away וַתִּקַּ֥ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take a life, נָ֑פֶשׁ (nā·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion then that one ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is taken away נִלְקָ֔ח (nil·qāḥ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take in his iniquity, בַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹ (ba·‘ă·wō·nōw) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity but I will hold the watchman הַצֹּפֶ֥ה (haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await accountable אֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ (’eḏ·rōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship for his blood.� וְדָמ֖וֹ (wə·ḏā·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed |