In Job 34 of Job .
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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אֵֽין ־ eyn else אֵֽין eyn else אַיִן particle, negative — “else” H369 a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle else, 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). חֹ֭שֶׁךְ choshekh dark חֹ֭שֶׁךְ choshekh dark חֹשֶׁךְ noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary form H2822 the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness dark(-ness), night, obscurity. וְאֵ֣ין veeyn and else וְאֵ֣ין veeyn and else אַיִן conjunction, particle, negative — “and else” H369 a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle else, 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). צַלְמָ֑וֶת tsalmavet shadow of death צַלְמָ֑וֶת tsalmavet shadow of death צַלְמָוֶת noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shadow of death”, the ordinary form H6757 shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity) shadow of death. לְהִסָּ֥תֶר lehisater to hide לְהִסָּ֥תֶר lehisater to hide סָתַר preposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to hide”, the to-form of the verb H5641 to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely. שָׁ֝֗ם sham there שָׁ֝֗ם sham there שָׁם adverb — “there” H8033 there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither. פֹּ֣עֲלֵי poale do פֹּ֣עֲלֵי poale do פָּעַל verb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing word H6466 to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er). אָֽוֶן ׃ aven idol אָֽוֶן aven idol אָוֶן noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary form H205 strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן). Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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American Standard Version (1901) There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Young’s Literal Translation There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;
World English Bible There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Darby Translation There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Douay-Rheims There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Οὐδὲ ἔσται τόπος τοῦ κρυβῆναι τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὰ ἄνομα·
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