9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Job 3:9:1 ⧉יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yekheshkhulet them be dark Job 3:9:2 ⧉כּוֹכְבֵ֢יkhokheveistars of Job 3:9:3 ⧉נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnishpoits twilight or its dawn Job 3:9:4 ⧉יְקַו־לְא֥וֹרyekavleorlet it wait for light Job 3:9:5 ⧉וָאַ֑יִןvaayinand there is none Job 3:9:6 ⧉וְאַל־יִ֝רְאֶ֗הvealyireand let it not see Job 3:9:7 ⧉בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃beafapeishakharin the eyelids of dawn |
9. Formal Translation Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; let it wait for light, but have none; and let it not see the eyelids of dawn. |
9. Dynamic Translation May the stars that should shine in its twilight go dark; let it hope for daylight that never comes, and never see the morning’s opening {ap'ap'ei: eyelids, symbolic opening}. |