May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.Job 3:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃
- יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.hu“let them reclaim it”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
- חֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekh“darkness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
- וְ֭צַלְמָוֶתVe.tzal.ma.vet“and deep darkness”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַלְמָ֫וֶת · “shadow” · Strong's H6757
- תִּשְׁכָּן־tish.kon-“let it settle down”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- עָלָ֣יו'a.Lav“over it”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- עֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.Nah“cloud”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָנָה · “cloud” · Strong's H6053
- יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.hu“let them terrify it”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּעַת · “to terrify” · Strong's H1204
- כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.rei“[the] darkness<es> of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כִּמְרִיר · “darkness” · Strong's H3650
- יֽוֹם׃Yom“day”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)