Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleDo not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected. Young's Literal Translation Fear me not{.htm" title="{">, because I [am] very dark{.htm" title="{">, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard{.htm{">—my own—I have not kept. King James Bible Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] mine own vineyard have I not kept. Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not stare תִּרְא֙וּנִי֙ (tir·’ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see because I שֶׁאֲנִ֣י (še·’ă·nî) Pronoun - relative | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am dark, שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶת (šə·ḥar·ḥō·reṯ) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7840: Blackish for the sun הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (haš·šā·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement has looked upon me. שֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִי (šeš·šĕ·zā·p̄aṯ·nî) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7805: To catch sight of, look on My mother’s אִמִּ֣י (’im·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) sons בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son were angry נִֽחֲרוּ־ (ni·ḥă·rū-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn with me; בִ֗י (ḇî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew they made שָׂמֻ֙נִי֙ (śā·mu·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set me a keeper נֹטֵרָ֣ה (nō·ṭê·rāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5201: To guard, to cherish of the vineyards, הַכְּרָמִ֔ים (hak·kə·rā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard [but] my own vineyard כַּרְמִ֥י (kar·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard I have neglected. לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no |