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Psalm 105:28

He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
Psalm 105:28
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Original language (Hebrew)

שָׁ֣לַֽח חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־מָ֝ר֗וּ אֶת־דְּבָרֽוֹ׃

  1. שָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lach“he sent”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. חֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekh“darkness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
  3. וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.Shikh“and he made dark”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁךְ · “to darken” · Strong's H2821
  4. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. מָ֝ר֗וּma.Ru“they rebelled against”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָרָה · “to rebel” · Strong's H4784
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. דְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.Ro“word his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)