Job 3:4 Go deeper

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. (KJV)

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הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 1

הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 2

יְֽהִ֫יye.Hilet it be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 3

חֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 4

אַֽל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 5

יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyid.re.She.huhe care for it

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 6

אֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהַּ (e.lo.ah) · Strong's: H0433

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: god

Used 57 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 3:23, Job 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0433; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 7

מִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'al<from> above

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 8

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 9

תּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'it shine forth

Lemma: יָפַע (ya.pah) · Strong's: H3313

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhj3fs)

Meaning: to shine

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:2, Job 10:3, Job 10:22, Job 37:15, Psalms 50:2, Psalms 80:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3313; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 10

עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavon it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 11

נְהָרָֽה\׃ne.ha.Rahdaylight

Lemma: נְהָרָה (ne.ha.rah) · Strong's: H5105

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: light

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5105; TAHOT Job 3:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If only that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
had turned	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
May God	→	אֱלֹהַּ H0433 god
above	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
. . .	→	אַל H0408 not
disregard it	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
[may no] light	→	נְהָרָה H5105 light
shine	→	יָפַע H3313 to shine
upon it	→	עַל H5921A upon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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