King James Version

Job 3:9

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

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יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yechshekhvbe blackחָשַׁךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be black”, an unfinished actionH2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenbe black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.כּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokhevestarכּוֹכָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “star”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnishpvodarkנֶשֶׁףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dark”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5399properly, a breeze, i.e. (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight.יְקַוyeqavgatherקָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, an unfinished actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).לְא֥וֹרleorto brightאוֹרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.וָאַ֑יִןvaayinand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).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.יִ֝רְאֶ֗הyirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a wish or indirect commandH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בְּעַפְעַפֵּיbeafapein dawningעַפְעַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in dawning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6079an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning raydawning, eye-lid.שָֽׁחַרshacharearlyשַׁחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Young’s Literal Translation

Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.

World English Bible

Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,

Darby Translation

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it wait for light, and have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the dawn:

Douay-Rheims

Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark , and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης· ὑπομείναι, καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι, καὶ μὴ ἴδοι Ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα.