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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
הן-בעוון חוללתי ובחטא יחמתני אמי
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
hn-b`vvn KHvllty vbKHtA yKHmtny Amy

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dilexisti malum magis quam bonum mendacium magis quam loqui iustitiam semper

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
New King James Version   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
21st Century King James Version   
Behold, I was shaped in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Because in evil I was formed in the womb and in sin my mother conceived me.
Darby Bible Translation   
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
God's Word   
Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
International Standard Version   
Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.
NET Bible   
Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
New American Standard Bible   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
New International Version   
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
New Living Translation   
For I was born a sinner--yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
The World English Bible   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Yes, even from the day I was born I have done bad things. I have always been guilty of sin.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.
New Life Version   
See, I was born in sin and was in sin from my very beginning.
The Voice Bible   
For I was guilty from the day I was born, a sinner from the time my mother became pregnant with me.
Living Bible   
But I was born a sinner, yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
New Catholic Bible   
For I am fully aware of my offense, and my sin is ever before me.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Behold, the pain of my iniquity has caused me to writhe; my mother conceived me so that sin might be removed from me.
Christian Standard Bible   
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful].
New Century Version   
I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me.
The Message   
You’re the One I’ve violated, and you’ve seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I’ve been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you’re after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Certainly, I was guilty when I was born. I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
Good News Translation®   
I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
Wycliffe Bible   
For lo! I was conceived in wickednesses; and my mother conceived me in sins. (For lo! I was conceived in sinfulness; yea, my mother conceived me in sin.)
Contemporary English Version   
I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Yes, I was born in guilt, in sin, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness; In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For I know my transgressions; my sin is always before me.
New American Standard Bible   
Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, And in sin my mother conceived me.
The Expanded Bible   
I was ·brought into this world [born] in ·sin [guilt]. In sin my mother ·gave birth to [conceived] me [Rom. 3:9–20; 7:18].
Tree of Life Version   
For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
Revised Standard Version   
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
New International Reader's Version   
I know I’ve been a sinner ever since I was born. I’ve been a sinner ever since my mother became pregnant with me.
BRG Bible   
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For I know my crimes, my sin confronts me all the time.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Surely, I was brought forth in avon; and in chet did immi conceive me [i.e., I was a sinner from conception].
Names of God Bible   
Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.
Modern English Version   
I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I was born to do wrong, a sinner before I left my mother’s womb.
International Children’s Bible   
I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me.
Lexham English Bible   
Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
New International Version - UK   
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.