Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words. Young's Literal Translation He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word. King James Bible He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. Hebrew He sentשָׁ֣לַֽח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out darkness, חֹ֭שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and it became dark— וַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְ (way·yaḥ·šiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken for had they not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no defied מָ֝ר֗וּ (mā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious His words? דְּבָרֽוֹ׃ (də·ḇā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause |