King James Version

Job 24:17

For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יַחְדָּ֨וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.בֹּ֣קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.לָ֣מוֹlamvotoלָ֣מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toצַלְמָ֑וֶתtsalmavetshadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shadow of death”, the ordinary formH6757shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)shadow of death.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יַ֝כִּ֗ירyakiracknowledgeנָכַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “acknowledge”, an unfinished actionH5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).בַּלְה֥וֹתbalhotterrorבַּלָּהָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “terror”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1091alarm; hence, destructionterror, trouble.צַלְמָֽוֶתtsalmavetshadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shadow of death”, the ordinary formH6757shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)shadow of death.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

Young’s Literal Translation

When together, morning [is] to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

World English Bible

For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

Darby Translation

For the morning is to them all [as] the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

Douay-Rheims

If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death, for each will be conscious of the terror of the shadow of death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ὁμοθυμαδὸν αὐτοῖς τὸ πρωῒ σκιὰ θανάτου, ὅτι ἐπιγνώσεται τάραχος σκιᾶς θανάτου.