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Psalms 139:12

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.חֹשֶׁךְ֮choshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “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…יַחְשִׁ֪יךְyachshikhebe blackחָשַׁךְverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be black”, an unfinished actionH2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenbe black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָmimekhafromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וְ֭לַיְלָהvelaylahand nightלַיִלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).כַּיּ֣וֹםkayomas as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…יָאִ֑ירyairgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, an unfinished actionH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הkachasheykhahas darknessחֲשֵׁכָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as darkness”, the ordinary formH2825darkness; figuratively, miserydarkness.כָּאוֹרָֽהkaorahas herbאוֹרָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as herb”, the ordinary formH219luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright)herb, light.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even the darkness is not too dark for Thee, but the night shineth as the day; the darkness is even as the light.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee .

Young’s Literal Translation

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.

World English Bible

even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

Darby Translation

Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.

Douay-Rheims

A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Even the darkness is not too dark for Thee, but the night shineth as the day; the darkness is even as the light.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light be to thee .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται· ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς, οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς.