Job 36:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Do not longתִּשְׁאַ֥ף
(tish·'af)
7602a: to gasp, pant, pant after, long fora prim. root
for the night,הַלָּ֑יְלָה
(hal·la·ye·lah;)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
When peopleעַמִּ֣ים
(am·mim)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
vanishלַעֲלֹ֖ות
(la·'a·lo·vt)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
in their place.תַּחְתָּֽם׃
(tach·tam.)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Desire
sha'aph  (shaw-af')
to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten -- desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.
not the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
when people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
are cut off
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
in their place
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.

King James Bible
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places.

International Standard Version
Don't long for night, when people vanish in their place.

NET Bible
Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't look forward to the night, when people disappear from their places.

King James 2000 Bible
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
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