Job
Job 3:9
9May its morning stars grow dark;
may it wait in vain for daylight;
may it not see the breaking of dawn.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May its morning | נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ | niš·pōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5399 twilight |
| stars | כּוֹכְבֵ֪י | kō·wḵ·ḇê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3556 star |
| grow dark | יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ | yeḥ·šə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2821 be, grow dark |
| may it wait | יְקַו־ | yə·qaw- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H6960 wait for |
| in vain | וָאַ֑יִן | wā·’a·yin | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| for daylight | לְא֥וֹר | lə·’ō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| may it not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| see | יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה | yir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the breaking | בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ | bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pê- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct | H6079 eyelid |
| of dawn | שָֽׁחַר׃ | šā·ḥar | Noun - masculine singular | H7837 dawn |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.