King James Version

Job 3:7

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

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הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.הַלַּ֣יְלָהhalaylahthe nightלַיִלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).הַ֭הוּאhahuthe 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.יְהִ֣יyehibeהָיָהverb, 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.גַלְמ֑וּדgalmuddesolateגַּלְמוּדadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH1565sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolatedesolate, solitary.אַלalnotאַלparticle, 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.תָּבֹ֖אtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, a wish or indirect commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…רְנָנָ֣הrenanahjoyfulרְנָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “joyful”, the ordinary formH7445a shout (for joy)joyful (voice), singing, triumphing.בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lo, let that night be desolate; let no joyful voice come therein.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo! that night — let it be gloomy, Let no singing come into it.

World English Bible

Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.

Darby Translation

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;

Douay-Rheims

Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lo, let that night be desolate; let no joyful voice come therein.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλὰ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη ὀδύνη, καὶ μὴ ἔλθοι ἐπʼ αὐτὴν εὐφροσύνη, μηδὲ χαρμονή·