Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLike the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Young's Literal Translation We feel like the blind [for] the wall, Yea, as without eyes we feel, We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, In desolate places as the dead. King James Bible We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if [we had] no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; [we are] in desolate places as dead [men]. Hebrew Like the blind,כַֽעִוְרִים֙ (ḵa·‘iw·rîm) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5787: Blind we feel our way along נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה (nə·ḡaš·šāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 1659: To feel with the hand, feel, stroke the wall, קִ֔יר (qîr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7023: A wall groping נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה (nə·ḡaš·šê·šāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 1659: To feel with the hand, feel, stroke like those without וּכְאֵ֥ין (ū·ḵə·’ên) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle eyes. עֵינַ֖יִם (‘ê·na·yim) Noun - cd Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain We stumble כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ (kā·šal·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall at midday בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ (ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon as in the twilight; כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף (kan·ne·šep̄) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5399: A breeze, dusk among the vigorous בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים (bā·’aš·man·nîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 820: Perhaps stout we are like the dead. כַּמֵּתִֽים׃ (kam·mê·ṯîm) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |
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