Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards. Young's Literal Translation They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard. King James Bible They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man]. Hebrew They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ (yə·maš·šū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4959: To feel of, to grope in darkness חֹ֥שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness with no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light; א֑וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary He makes them stagger וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם (way·yaṯ·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray like drunkards. כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ (kaš·šik·kō·wr) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7910: Intoxicated, as a, state, a habit |