Psalms

Psalm 104:19–20

¹⁹He made the moon to mark the seasons;

the sun knows when to set.

²⁰You bring darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the moon	יָ֭רֵחַ	yā·rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
to mark the seasons	לְמוֹעֲדִ֑ים	lə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
the sun	שֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁ	meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
knows	יָדַ֥ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
when to set	מְבוֹאֽוֹ׃	mə·ḇō·w·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3996 entrance, a coming in, entering

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You bring	תָּֽשֶׁת־	tā·šeṯ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
darkness	חֹ֭שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and it becomes	וִ֣יהִי	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
night	לָ֑יְלָה	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
when all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the beasts	חַיְתוֹ־	ḥay·ṯōw-	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
of the forest	יָֽעַר׃	yā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
prowl	תִ֝רְמֹ֗שׂ	ṯir·mōś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about

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

Psalm 104:19 Jeremiah 31:35 · Genesis 1:14–18 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Job 38:12 · Psalm 8:3 · Psalm 19:6

Psalm 104:20 Isaiah 45:7 · Psalm 74:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.