Job

Job 10:21

²¹before I go — never to return —

to a land of darkness and gloom,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
I go	אֵ֭לֵךְ	’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
never	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to return	אָשׁ֑וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a land	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of darkness	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and gloom	וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.