Job 24:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For to them, the morning is like deep darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת

Transliteration

For yaḥdāw bōqer lāmô ṣalmāwet kî-yakkîr balhôt ṣalmāwet

Grammar Details

• *yaḥdāw*: adverb - 'together/alike'
• *bōqer*: noun masculine singular - 'morning'
• *lāmô*: preposition *lə* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to them'
• *ṣalmāwet*: noun masculine singular - 'deep darkness/shadow of death'
• *kî-yakkîr*: conjunction *kî* + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'for he recognizes/knows'
• *balhôt*: noun feminine plural construct - 'terrors of'

Word Meanings

• *yaḥdāw*: together/alike/all of them
• *bōqer*: morning/daybreak/dawn
• *ṣalmāwet*: deep darkness/shadow of death/thick darkness
• *yakkîr*: recognizes/knows/is familiar with
• *balhôt*: terrors/sudden terrors/alarms

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death; if one knows them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the morning{H1242} is to all of them as{H3162} thick darkness;{H6757} For they know{H5234} the terrors{H1091} of the thick darkness.{H6757}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the morning{H1242} is to them even as{H3162} the shadow of death{H6757}: if one know{H5234}{(H8686)} them, they are in the terrors{H1091} of the shadow of death{H6757}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For as soone as the daye breaketh, the shadowe of death commeth vpo them, and they go in horrible darcknesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the morning is euen to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The morning is to them euen as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  When together, morning `is' to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness.

Referenced Verses

• Job 3:5 : 5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.
• Ps 73:18-19 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
• Jer 2:26 : 26 As a thief is ashamed when caught, so the house of Israel is put to shame—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets.
• 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 11 Since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
• Rev 6:16-17 : 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!' 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?