If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.Job 3:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃
- הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yom“the day”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַה֗וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יְֽהִ֫יye.Hi“let it be”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- חֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekh“darkness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
- אַֽל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyid.re.She.hu“he care for it”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
- אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ah“God”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱלֹהַּ · “god” · Strong's H0433
- מִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'al“<from> above”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from מַ֫עַל · “above” · Strong's H4605
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'“it shine forth”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָפַע · “to shine” · Strong's H3313
- עָלָ֣יו'a.Lav“on it”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- נְהָרָֽה׃ne.ha.Rah“daylight”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְהָרָה · “light” · Strong's H5105
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)