Job

Job 3:6

⁶If only darkness had taken that night away!

May it not appear among the days of the year;

may it never be entered in any of the months.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only darkness	אֹ֥פֶל	’ō·p̄el	Noun - masculine singular	H652 darkness, gloom
had taken	הַהוּא֮	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
that night	הַלַּ֥יְלָה	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
away	יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ	yiq·qā·ḥê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
May it not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
appear	יִ֭חַדְּ	yi·ḥad	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2302 rejoice
among the days	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the year	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
may it never	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be entered	יָבֹֽא׃	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in any	בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר	bə·mis·par	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
of the months	יְ֝רָחִ֗ים	yə·rā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3391 month

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.