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Job 24:16

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
Job 24:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר׃

  1. חָתַ֥רcha.Tar“he digs into”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָתַר · “to dig” · Strong's H2864
  2. בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekh“in <the> darkness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
  3. בָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.Tim“houses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  4. יוֹמָ֥םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  5. חִתְּמוּ־chi.te.mu-“they seal up”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָתַם · “to seal” · Strong's H2856
  6. לָ֗מוֹla.mo“for themselves”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  7. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'u“they know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  9. אֽוֹר׃'or“light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)