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Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: (KJV)

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יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.Khulet them grow dark

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

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

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28, Psalms 139:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 1

כּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.Vei[the] stars of

Lemma: כּוֹכָב (ko.khav) · Strong's: H3556

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

Meaning: star

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 37:9, Exodus 32:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3556; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 2

נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.Potwilight its

Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) · Strong's: H5399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: twilight

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:17, 2 Kings 7:5, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 7:4, Job 24:15, Psalms 119:147 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5399; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 3

יְקַו\־ye.kav-let it wait

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpj3ms)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26, Psalms 25:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 4

לְא֥וֹרle.'orfor light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 5

וָאַ֑יִןva.'A.yinand not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 6

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 3:9 word 7

יִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'Ehit look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 8

בְּעַפְעַפֵּי\־be.'af.'a.pei-on [the] eyelids of

Lemma: עַפְעַף (aph.aph) · Strong's: H6079

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

Meaning: eyelid

Used 10 times. Also: Job 16:16, Job 41:18, Psalms 11:4, Psalms 132:4, Proverbs 4:25, Proverbs 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6079; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 9

שָֽׁחַר\׃Sha.chardawn

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7837

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

Meaning: dawn

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 6:15, Judges 19:25, 1 Samuel 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7837; TAHOT Job 3:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

May its morning	→	נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 twilight
stars	→	כּוֹכָב H3556 star
grow dark	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken
may it wait	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
in vain	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
for daylight	→	אוֹר H0216 light
may it not	→	אַל H0408 not
see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the breaking	→	עַפְעַף H6079 eyelid
of dawn	→	שַׁ֫חַר H7837 dawn

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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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