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Psalms 105:28

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

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שָׁ֣לַֽחshalachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…חֹ֭שֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvayachshikhand be blackחָשַׁךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be black”, the next action in the storyH2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenbe black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…מָ֝ר֗וּmarvbitterמָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bitter”, a completed actionH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דברווdvrvvcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…דְּבָרֽוֹdevarvocauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

World English Bible

He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

Darby Translation

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

Douay-Rheims

They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξαπέστειλε σκότος καὶ ἐσκότασε, καὶ παρεπίκραναν τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ·