Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAlthough you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD. Young's Literal Translation But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. King James Bible For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, [yet] thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. Hebrew Althoughכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you wash תְּכַבְּסִי֙ (tə·ḵab·bə·sî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash with lye בַּנֶּ֔תֶר (ban·ne·ṯer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5427: Natron or carbonate of soda and use an abundance וְתַרְבִּי־ (wə·ṯar·bî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great of soap, בֹּרִ֑ית (bō·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1287: Lye, alkali, potash, soap the stain נִכְתָּ֤ם (niḵ·tām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3799: To carve, engrave, to inscribe indelibly of your guilt עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ (‘ă·wō·nêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity is still before Me,” לְפָנַ֔י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD. יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH |