Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)">3915 [e] לַ֭יְלָה lay-lāh The night N-ms 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow">3117 [e] לְי֣וֹם lə-yō-wm into day Prep-l | N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set">7760 [e] יָשִׂ֑ימוּ yā-śî-mū; they change V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light">216 [e] א֝֗וֹר ’ō-wr, the light [is] N-cs 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship">7138 [e] קָר֥וֹב qā-rō-wḇ near [they say] Adj-ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] מִפְּנֵי־ mip-pə-nê- in the face Prep-m | N-mpc 1a) darkness 1b) secret place">2822 [e] חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ ḥō-šeḵ. of darkness N-ms

New American Standard Bible
"They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness.

King James Bible
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They turned night into day and made light seem near in the face of darkness.

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