King James Version

Job 30:28

I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

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קֹדֵ֣רqoderbe blackקָדַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be black”, a verb used as a describing wordH6937to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.הִ֭לַּכְתִּיhilakhtiwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּלֹ֣אbeloin no , -r,לֹאpreposition, particle, negative — “in 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…חַמָּ֑הchamahheatחַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heat”, the ordinary formH2535heat; by implication, the sunheat, sun.קַ֖מְתִּיqamtiriseקוּםverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “rise”, a completed actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…בַקָּהָ֣לvaqahalin assemblyקָהָלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in assembly”, the ordinary formH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַashaveashoutשָׁוַעverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)cry (aloud, out), shout.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I go mourning without the sun; I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mourning I have gone without the sun, I have risen, in an assembly I cry.

World English Bible

I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

Darby Translation

I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up, I cry in the congregation.

Douay-Rheims

I went mourning without indignation; I rose up, and cried in the crowd.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I go mourning without the sun; I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I went mourning without restraint: and I have stood and cried out in the assembly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στένων πεπόρευμαι ἄνευ φιμοῦ, ἕστηκα δὲ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ κεκραγώς.