Job

Job 24:14–16

¹⁴When daylight is gone, the murderer rises

to kill the poor and needy;

in the night he is like a thief.

¹⁵The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight.

Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses;

by day they shut themselves in,

never to experience the light.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When daylight	לָא֡וֹר	lā·’ō·wr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H216 light
the murderer	רוֹצֵ֗חַ	rō·w·ṣê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
rises	יָ֘ק֤וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to kill	יִֽקְטָל־	yiq·ṭāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6991 slay
the poor	עָנִ֥י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְי֑וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
in the night	וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה	ū·ḇal·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
he is	יְהִ֣י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a thief	כַגַּנָּֽב׃	ḵag·gan·nāḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1590 thief

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eye	וְעֵ֤ין	wə·‘ên	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of the adulterer	נֹאֵ֨ף׀	nō·’êp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
watches	שָׁ֤מְרָֽה	šā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
for twilight	נֶ֣שֶׁף	ne·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
Thinking	לֵ֭אמֹר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eye	עָ֑יִן	‘ā·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
will see me	תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי	ṯə·šū·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H7789 behold, regard
he covers	וְסֵ֖תֶר	wə·sê·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
his face	פָּנִ֣ים	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the dark	בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
they dig through	חָתַ֥ר	ḥā·ṯar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2864 dig, row
houses	בָּ֫תִּ֥ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
by day	יוֹמָ֥ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
they shut themselves in	חִתְּמוּ־	ḥit·tə·mū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to experience	יָ֥דְעוּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
the light	אֽוֹר׃	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 24:14 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · Revelation 3:3 · Psalm 10:8–10 · Micah 2:1–2

Job 24:15 Psalm 10:11 · Proverbs 7:9–10 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Proverbs 6:32–35 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Psalm 94:7

Job 24:16 John 3:20 · Ephesians 5:11–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.