Job

Job 24:16

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses;

by day they shut themselves in,

never to experience the light.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.