Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit. Young's Literal Translation And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am. King James Bible He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret. Hebrew He has made meוְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִי (wə·hiṣ·ṣi·ḡa·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3322: To place permanently a byword לִמְשֹׁ֣ל (lim·šōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4914: A satire to the people; עַמִּ֑ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock I am the one אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃ (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in whose face לְפָנִ֣ים (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face they spit. וְתֹ֖פֶת (wə·ṯō·p̄eṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8611: A smiting, contempt |