King James Version

Job 24:16

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

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חָתַ֥רchatardigחָתַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dig”, a completed actionH2864to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oarsdig (through), row.בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְbachoshekhin darkחֹשֶׁךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.בָּ֫תִּ֥יםbatimfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יוֹמָ֥םyomamdailyיוֹמָםadverb — “daily”H3119dailydaily, (by, in the) day(-time).חִתְּמוּchitmvsealחָתַםverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “seal”, a completed actionH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.לָ֗מוֹlamvotoלָ֗מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָ֥דְעוּyadevknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֽוֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath dug in the darkness — houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.

World English Bible

In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.

Darby Translation

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:

Douay-Rheims

He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In darkness he digs through houses: by day they conceal themselves securely: they know not the light.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διώρυξεν ἐν σκότει οἰκίας, ἡμέρας ἐσφράγισαν ἑαυτοὺς, οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν φῶς.