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Job 3:4

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

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הַיּ֥וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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…הַה֗וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יְֽהִ֫יyehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to 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.חֹ֥שֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyidreshehvaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, a wish or indirect commandH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).מִמָּ֑עַלmimaalfrom aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb — “from above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תּוֹפַ֖עtofashineיָפַעverb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “shine”, a wish or indirect commandH3313to shinebe light, shew self, (cause to) shine (forth).עָלָ֣יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נְהָרָֽהneharahlightנְהָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH5105daylightlight.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let that day be darkness; let not God inquire after it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Young’s Literal Translation

That day — let it be darkness, Let not God require it from above, Nor let light shine upon it.

World English Bible

Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.

Darby Translation

That day — let it be darkness, let not God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:

Douay-Rheims

Let that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from above, and let not the light shine upon it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let that day be darkness; let not God inquire after it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη σκότος, καὶ μὴ ἀναζητήσαι αὐτὴν ὁ Κύριος ἄνωθεν, μηδὲ ἔλθοι εἰς αὐτὴν φέγγος·