Genesis Chapter 31 verse 40 Holy Bible
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
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This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.
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Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
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Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
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Thus I was; in the day the drouth consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes.
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Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.
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I have been `thus': in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(40) The frost by night.--From September to May the nights in the East are usually cold, and the change from great heat by day to a freezing temperature as soon as the sun sets is very trying to health.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAs it was,הָיִ֧יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bethe heatחֹ֖רֶב (ḥō·reḇ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heatconsumed meאֲכָלַ֥נִי (’ă·ḵā·la·nî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularStrong's 398: To eatby dayבַיּ֛וֹם (ḇay·yō·wm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayand the frostוְקֶ֣רַח (wə·qe·raḥ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7140: Ice, hail, rock crystalby night,בַּלָּ֑יְלָה (bal·lā·yə·lāh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3915: A twist, night, adversityand sleepשְׁנָתִ֖י (šə·nā·ṯî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 8142: Sleepfledוַתִּדַּ֥ד (wat·tid·daḏ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive awayfrom my eyes.מֵֽעֵינָֽי׃ (mê·‘ê·nāy)Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | first person common singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainJump to PreviousBitter Cold Condition Consumed Daytime Departed Drought Drouth Eyes Fled Frost Heat Night Situation Sleep Wander Wasted