Ecclesiastes 12:2
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While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
In other translations
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
Hebrew words
עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808תֶחְשַׁךְtechshakhit will become darkH2821הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121וְהָאוֹרveha'orand the lightH216וְהַיָּרֵחַvehaiyareachand the moonH3394וְהַכּוֹכָבִיםvehakokhavimand the starsH3556וְשָׁבוּveshavuand they will returnH7725הֶעָבִיםhe'avimthe cloudsH5645אַחַר'acharafterH310הַגָּשֶׁם׃hagashemthe rainH1653
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