Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. Young's Literal Translation By day they meet darkness, And as night—they grope at noon. King James Bible They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. Hebrew They encounterיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ (yə·p̄ag·gə·šū-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6298: To come in contact with, to concur darkness חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness by day יוֹמָ֥ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day and grope יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ (yə·maš·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4959: To feel of, to grope at noon בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ (ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon as in the night. וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה (wə·ḵal·lay·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity |