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Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.hulet them reclaim it

Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to redeem: redeem

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 1

חֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.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 3:5 word 2

וְ֭צַלְמָוֶתVe.tzal.ma.vetand deep darkness

Lemma: צַלְמָ֫וֶת (tsal.ma.vet) · Strong's: H6757

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 18 times. Also: Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 12:22, Job 16:16, Job 24:17, Job 28:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6757; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 3

תִּשְׁכָּן\־tish.kon-let it settle down

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 4

עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavover 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 3:5 word 5

עֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.Nahcloud

Lemma: עֲנָנָה (a.na.nah) · Strong's: H6053

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6053; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 6

יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.hulet them terrify it

Lemma: בָּעַת (ba.at) · Strong's: H1204

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to terrify

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 22:5, 1 Chronicles 21:30, Esther 7:6, Job 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1204; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 7

כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.rei[the] darkness<es> of

Lemma: כִּמְרִיר (kim.rir) · Strong's: H3650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: darkness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3650; TAHOT Job 3:5 word 8

יֽוֹם\׃Yomday

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 3:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

May darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
and gloom	→	צַלְמָ֫וֶת H6757 shadow
reclaim it	→	גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem
and a cloud	→	עֲנָנָה H6053 cloud
settle	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
over it	→	עַל H5921A upon
may the blackness	→	כִּמְרִיר H3650 darkness
of the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
overwhelm it	→	בָּעַת H1204 to terrify

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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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