Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light. Young's Literal Translation He hath dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light. King James Bible In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. Hebrew In the darkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness they dig through חָתַ֥ר (ḥā·ṯar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2864: To force a, passage, as by burglary, with oars houses; בָּ֫תִּ֥ים (bāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house by day יוֹמָ֥ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day they shut themselves in, חִתְּמוּ־ (ḥit·tə·mū-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to experience יָ֥דְעוּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know the light. אֽוֹר׃ (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary |