Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.Job 3:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃
- הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“there!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- הַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lah“the night”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
- הַ֭הוּאHa.hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יְהִ֣יye.Hi“let it be”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- גַלְמ֑וּדgal.Mud“barren”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּלְמוּד · “solitary” · Strong's H1565
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'“it come”Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- רְנָנָ֣הre.na.Nah“a cry of joy”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רְנָנָה · “triumphing” · Strong's H7445
- בֽוֹ׃vo“in it”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)