Psalms

Psalm 139:11

¹¹If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,

and the light become night around me”—

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If I say	וָ֭אֹמַר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
the darkness	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
will hide me	יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי	yə·šū·p̄ê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7779 bruise
and the light	א֣וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
become night	וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה	wə·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
around me	בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃	ba·‘ă·ḏê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H1157 separation

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.