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Genesis 31:40

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

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הָיִ֧יתִיhayitibeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בַיּ֛וֹםvayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֲכָלַ֥נִיakhalanieatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.חֹ֖רֶבchorevdesolationחֹרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolation”, the ordinary formH2721drought or desolationdesolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.וְקֶ֣רַחveqerachand crystalקֶרַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and crystal”, the ordinary formH7140ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystalcrystal, frost, ice.בַּלָּ֑יְלָהbalayelahin nightלַיִלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).וַתִּדַּ֥דvatidadand fleeנָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and flee”, the next action in the storyH5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive awaychase (away), [idiom] could not, depart, flee ([idiom] apace, away), (re-) move, thrust away, wander (abroad, -er, -ing).שְׁנָתִ֖יshenatisleepשֵׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sleep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8142sleepsleep.מֵֽעֵינָֽיmeeynayfrom eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have been [thus]: in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.

World English Bible

This was my situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Darby Translation

Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

Douay-Rheims

Day and night was I parched with heat, and with frost, and sleep departed from my eyes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I was parched with heat by day, and chilled with frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγενόμην τῆς ἡμέρας συγκαιόμενος τῷ καύματι, καὶ τῷ παγετῷ τῆς νυκτός· καὶ ἀφίστατο ὁ ὕπνος μου ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν μου.