Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAt dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!” Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass—the gate is to [be] shut—in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;’ King James Bible And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. Hebrew At dusk,בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness when the gate הַשַּׁ֜עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate was וַיְהִ֨י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be about to close, לִסְגּ֗וֹר (lis·gō·wr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender the men וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person went out, יָצָ֔אוּ (yā·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and I do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know which way אָ֥נָה (’ā·nāh) Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither they הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person went. הָלְכ֖וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Pursue רִדְפ֥וּ (riḏ·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute them אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part quickly, מַהֵ֛ר (ma·hêr) Adverb Strong's 4118: Hastening, speedy, swift and כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you may catch them!” תַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ (ṯaś·śî·ḡūm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake |