Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ Young's Literal Translation To corruption I have called:—‘Thou [art] my father.’ ‘My mother’ and ‘my sister’—to the worm. King James Bible I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister. Hebrew and sayקָ֭רָאתִי (qā·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to corruption, לַשַּׁ֣חַת (laš·ša·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction ‘You [are] אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you my father,’ אָ֣בִי (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1: Father and to the worm, לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ (lā·rim·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7415: A maggot ‘My mother,’ אִמִּ֥י (’im·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) or ‘My sister,’ וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י (wa·’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister |