New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 3:4-7

4May that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117be darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;Let not Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605careיִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyid.re.She.huH1875for it,NorH408lightנְהָרָֽה׃ne.ha.RahH5105shineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313on it.

5Letdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and blackH6757gloomH6757claimיִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.huH1350it;Let a cloudעֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.NahH6053settleתִּשְׁכָּן־tish.kon-H7931on it;Let the blacknessכִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.reiH3650of the dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117terrifyיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204it.

6As forthat nightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,let darknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652seizeיִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּyi.ka.Che.HuH3947it;Let it not rejoiceיִ֭חַדְּYi.chadH2302among the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the yearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;Let it not comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935into the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of the monthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,let that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915be barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;Let noאַל־'al-H408joyfulH7445shoutH7445enterתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935it.

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