Wisdom of Sirach 51:19 (Brenton): My soul hath wrestled with her, And in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, And bewailed my ignorances of her.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 51:19
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- διαμεμάχισται diamemachistai strive greatly, contend fiercely verb, Perf Mid Ind 3rd Sing G1264
- ἡ he the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- ψυχή psuche soul the soul, life noun, Nom Sing Fem G5590
- μου mou My I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- αὐτῇ aute her he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Fem G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- ποιήσει poiesei doings a doing noun, Dat Sing Fem G4162
- νόμου nomou a law, the Mosaic Law noun, Gen Sing Masc G3551
- διηκριβασάμην diekribasamen examine verb, Aor Mid Ind 1st Sing Source ID G478462
- τὰς tas the the pronoun, article, Acc Plur Fem G3588
- χεῖράς cheiras hands a hand noun, Acc Plur Fem G5495
- μου mou my I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- ἐξεπέτασα exepetasa stretched spread or stretch out verb, Aor Act Ind 1st Sing G1600
- πρὸς pros to to, towards preposition G4314
- ὕψος hupsos heaven height, heaven noun, Acc Sing Neut G5311
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- τὰ ta the the pronoun, article, Acc Plur Neut G3588
- ἀγνοήματα agnoemata an offence committed through ignorance noun, Acc Plur Neut G51
- αὐτῆς autes her he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Fem G846
- ἐπένθησα epenthesa mourn, lament verb, Aor Act Ind 1st Sing G3996
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