Job

Job 3:5

⁵May darkness and gloom reclaim it,

and a cloud settle over it;

may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May darkness	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and gloom	וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
reclaim it	יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ	yiḡ·’ā·lu·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
and a cloud	עֲנָנָ֑ה	‘ă·nā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6053 cloud
settle	תִּשְׁכָּן־	tiš·kān-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
over it	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
may the blackness	כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי	kim·rî·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3650 darkness, gloominess (?)
of the day	יֽוֹם׃	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
overwhelm it	יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ	yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.