Job 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"May that dayהַיֹּ֥ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
be darkness;חֹ֥שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
Let not Godאֱלֹ֣והַּ
(e·lo·vh·ah)
433: God, godprol. from el
aboveמִמָּ֑עַל
(mim·ma·'al;)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
careיִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ
(yid·re·she·hu)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
for it, Norאַֽל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
lightנְהָרָֽה׃
(ne·ha·rah.)
5105: a light, daylightfrom nahar
shineתֹּופַ֖ע
(to·v·fa)
3313: to shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shinea prim. root
on it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Let that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
be darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
let not God
'elowahh  (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.
regard
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
it from above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
neither let the light
nharah  (neh-haw-raw')
daylight -- light.
shine
yapha`  (yaw-fah')
to shine -- be light, shew self, (cause to) shine (forth).
upon it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"May that day be darkness; Let not God above care for it, Nor light shine on it.

King James Bible
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above not care about it, or light shine on it.

International Standard Version
Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.

NET Bible
That day--let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"That day- let it be pitch-black. Let God above not [even] care about it. Let no light shine on it.

King James 2000 Bible
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
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