His conscience bothered him
His conscience troubled him. He felt remorse and a desire to make amends for his actions.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָשַׁב לוֹ עַל הַמַּצְפּוּן
Definition (Hebrew)
מַצְפּוּנוֹ יִיסֵּר אוֹתוֹ. חָשׁ תְּחוּשׁוֹת חֲרָטָה וְרָצוֹן לְתַקֵּן מַעֲשָׂיו.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)