Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst. Young's Literal Translation Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous, King James Bible For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, Hebrew [But this was] for the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣את (mê·ḥaṭ·ṭōṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender of her prophets נְבִיאֶ֔יהָ (nə·ḇî·’e·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet and the guilt עֲוֺנ֖וֹת (‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of her priests, כֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָ (kō·hă·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3548: Priest who shed הַשֹּׁפְכִ֥ים (haš·šō·p̄ə·ḵîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out the blood דַּ֥ם (dam) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of the righteous צַדִּיקִֽים׃ (ṣad·dî·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous in her midst. בְּקִרְבָּ֖הּ (bə·qir·bāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center |