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Genesis 1:2 (100.00%)

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

And the earth H776 was H1961 (QalPerf) without form, H8414 and void; H922 and darkness H2822 [was] upon the face H6440 of the deep. H8415 And the Spirit H7307 of God H430 moved H7363 (PielPtc) upon H5921 the face H6440 of the waters. H4325

the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,

Genesis 1:4 (100.00%)

God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

And God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) H853 the light, H216 that H3588 [it was] good: H2896 and God H430 divided H914 (HiphImpf) H996 the light H216 from H996 the darkness. H2822

And God seeth the light that it is good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

Genesis 1:5 (100.00%)

God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God H430 called H7121 (QalImpf) the light H216 Day, H3117 and the darkness H2822 he called H7121 (QalPerf) Night. H3915 And the evening H6153 and the morning H1242 were the first H259 day. H3117

and God calleth to the light ‘Day,’ and to the darkness He hath called ‘Night;’ and there is an evening, and there is a morning-day one.

Genesis 1:18 (100.00%)

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

And to rule H4910 (QalInf) over the day H3117 and over the night, H3915 and to divide H914 (HiphInf) the light H216 from the darkness: H2822 and God H430 saw H7200 (QalImpf) that [it was] good. H2896

and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God seeth that it is good;

Exodus 10:21 (100.00%)

Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”

And the Lord H3068 said H559 (QalImpf) unto Moses, H4872 Stretch out H5186 (QalImpv) thine hand H3027 toward heaven, H8064 that there may be darkness H2822 over the land H776 of Egypt, H4714 even darkness H2822 [which] may be felt. H4959 (HiphImpf)

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Stretch out thy hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness over the land of Egypt, and the darkness is felt.’

Exodus 10:22 (100.00%)

Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

And Moses H4872 stretched forth H5186 (QalImpf) his hand H3027 toward heaven; H8064 and there was a thick H653 darkness H2822 in all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 three H7969 days: H3117

And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness-thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;

Exodus 14:20 (100.00%)

It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light by night. One didn’t come near the other all night.

And it came H935 (QalImpf) between the camp H4264 of the Egyptians H4714 and the camp H4264 of Israel; H3478 and it was a cloud H6051 and darkness H2822 [to them], but it gave light H215 (HiphImpf) by night H3915 [to these]: so that the one came not near H7126 (QalPerf) the other H2088 all the night. H3915

and cometh in between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, and the cloud and the darkness are, and he enlighteneth the night, and the one hath not drawn near unto the other all the night.

Deuteronomy 4:11 (100.00%)

You came near and stood under the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of the sky, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

And ye came near H7126 (QalImpf) and stood H5975 (QalImpf) under the mountain; H2022 and the mountain H2022 burned H1197 (QalActPtc) with fire H784 unto the midst H3820 of heaven, H8064 with darkness, H6205 clouds, H6051 and thick darkness. H2822

and ye draw near and stand under the mountain, and the mountain is burning with fire unto the heart of the heavens-darkness, cloud, yea, thick darkness:

Deuteronomy 5:23 (100.00%)

When you heard the voice out of the middle of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

And it came to pass, when ye heard H8085 (QalInf) the voice H6963 out of the midst H8432 of the darkness, H2822 (for the mountain H2022 did burn H1197 (QalActPtc) with fire, H784) that ye came near H7126 (QalImpf) unto me, [even] all the heads H7218 of your tribes, H7626 and your elders; H2205

‘And it cometh to pass as ye hear the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and of the mountain burning with fire, that ye come near unto me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders,

Joshua 2:5 (100.00%)

About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went, I don’t know. Pursue them quickly. You may catch up with them.”

And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting H5462 (QalInf) of the gate, H8179 when it was dark, H2822 that the men H582 went out: H3318 (QalPerf) whither the men H582 went H1980 (QalPerf) I wot H3045 (QalPerf) not: pursue H7291 (QalImpv) after H310 them quickly; H4118 for ye shall overtake H5381 (HiphImpf) them.

and it cometh to pass-the gate is to be shut-in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;’

1 Samuel 2:9 (100.00%)

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.

He will keep H8104 (QalImpf) the feet H7272 of his saints, H2623 and the wicked H7563 shall be silent H1826 (NiphImpf) in darkness; H2822 for by strength H3581 shall no man H376 prevail. H1396 (QalImpf)

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

2 Samuel 22:12 (100.00%)

He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

And he made H7896 (QalImpf) darkness H2822 pavilions H5521 round about H5439 him, dark H2841 waters, H4325 [and] thick clouds H5645 of the skies. H7834

And He setteth darkness Round about Him-tabernacles, Darkness of waters-thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:29 (100.00%)

For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

For thou [art] my lamp, H5216 O Lord: H3068 and the Lord H3068 will lighten H5050 (HiphImpf) my darkness. H2822

For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

Job 3:4 (100.00%)

Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.

Let that day H3117 be darkness; H2822 let not God H433 regard H1875 (QalImpf) it from above, H4605 neither let the light H5105 shine H3313 (HiphImpf) upon it.

That day-let it be darkness, Let not God require it from above, Nor let light shine upon it.

Job 3:5 (100.00%)

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes the day black terrify it.

Let darkness H2822 and the shadow of death H6757 stain H1350 (QalImpf) it; let a cloud H6053 dwell H7931 (QalImpf) upon it; let the blackness H3650 of the day H3117 terrify H1204 (PielImpf) it.

Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

Job 5:14 (100.00%)

They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.

They meet H6298 (PielImpf) with darkness H2822 in the daytime, H3119 and grope H4959 (PielImpf) in the noonday H6672 as in the night. H3915

By day they meet darkness, And as night-they grope at noon.

Job 10:21 (100.00%)

before I go where I will not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

Before I go H3212 (QalImpf) [whence] I shall not return, H7725 (QalImpf) [even] to the land H776 of darkness H2822 and the shadow of death; H6757

Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,

Job 12:22 (100.00%)

He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.

He discovereth H1540 (PielPtc) deep things H6013 out of darkness, H2822 and bringeth out H3318 (HiphImpf) to light H216 the shadow of death. H6757

Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.

Job 12:25 (100.00%)

They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

They grope H4959 (PielImpf) in the dark H2822 without light, H216 and he maketh them to stagger H8582 (HiphImpf) like [a] drunken H7910 [man].

They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.

Job 15:22 (100.00%)

He doesn’t believe that he will return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.

He believeth H539 (HiphImpf) not that he shall return H7725 (QalInf) out of darkness, H2822 and he is waited H6822 (QalPasPtc) for of the sword. H2719

He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.

Job 15:23 (100.00%)

He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

He wandereth abroad H5074 (QalActPtc) for bread, H3899 [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth H3045 (QalPerf) that the day H3117 of darkness H2822 is ready H3559 (NiphPtc) at his hand. H3027

He is wandering for bread-‘Where is it?’ He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.

Job 15:30 (100.00%)

He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth.

He shall not depart H5493 (QalImpf) out of darkness; H2822 the flame H7957 shall dry up H3001 (PielImpf) his branches, H3127 and by the breath H7307 of his mouth H6310 shall he go away. H5493 (QalImpf)

He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!

Job 17:12 (100.00%)

They change the night into day, saying ‘The light is near’ in the presence of darkness.

They change H7760 (QalImpf) the night H3915 into day: H3117 the light H216 [is] short H7138 because H6440 of darkness. H2822

Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness.

Job 17:13 (100.00%)

If I look for Sheol° as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,

Job 17:13 Sheol is the place of the dead.

If I wait, H6960 (PielImpf) the grave H7585 [is] mine house: H1004 I have made H7502 (PielPerf) my bed H3326 in the darkness. H2822

If I wait-Sheol is my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

Job 18:18 (100.00%)

He will be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

He shall be driven H1920 (QalImpf) from light H216 into darkness, H2822 and chased H5074 (HiphImpf) out of the world. H8398

They thrust him from light unto darkness, And from the habitable earth cast him out.

Job 19:8 (100.00%)

He has walled up my way so that I can’t pass, and has set darkness in my paths.

He hath fenced up H1443 (QalPerf) my way H734 that I cannot pass, H5674 (QalImpf) and he hath set H7760 (QalImpf) darkness H2822 in my paths. H5410

My way He hedged up, and I pass not over, And on my paths darkness He placeth.

Job 20:26 (100.00%)

All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.

All darkness H2822 [shall be] hid H2934 (QalPasPtc) in his secret places: H6845 (QalPasPtc) a fire H784 not blown H5301 (PualPerf) shall consume H398 (PielImpf) him; it shall go ill H3415 (QalImpf) with him that is left H8300 in his tabernacle. H168

All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.

Job 22:11 (100.00%)

or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.

Or darkness, H2822 [that] thou canst not see; H7200 (QalImpf) and abundance H8229 of waters H4325 cover H3680 (PielImpf) thee.

Or darkness-thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.

Job 23:17 (100.00%)

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

Because I was not cut off H6789 (NiphPerf) before H6440 the darkness, H2822 [neither] hath he covered H3680 (PielPerf) the darkness H652 from my face. H6440

For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.

Job 24:16 (100.00%)

In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.

In the dark H2822 they dig through H2864 (QalPerf) houses, H1004 [which] they had marked H2856 (PielPerf) for themselves in the daytime: H3119 they know H3045 (QalPerf) not the light. H216

He hath dug in the darkness-houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.

Job 26:10 (100.00%)

He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.

He hath compassed H2328 (QalPerf) the waters H6440 H4325 with bounds, H2706 until the day H216 and night H2822 come to an end. H8503

A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

Job 28:3 (100.00%)

Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

He setteth H7760 (QalPerf) an end H7093 to darkness, H2822 and searcheth out H2713 (QalActPtc) all perfection: H8503 the stones H68 of darkness, H652 and the shadow of death. H6757

An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.

Job 29:3 (100.00%)

when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

When his candle H5216 shined H1984 (QalInf) upon my head, H7218 [and when] by his light H216 I walked H3212 (QalImpf) [through] darkness; H2822

In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness.

Job 34:22 (100.00%)

There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

[There is] no darkness, H2822 nor shadow of death, H6757 where the workers H6466 (QalActPtc) of iniquity H205 may hide H5641 (NiphInf) themselves.

There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;

Job 37:19 (100.00%)

Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

Teach H3045 (HiphImpv) us what we shall say H559 (QalImpf) unto him; [for] we cannot order H6186 (QalImpf) [our speech] by reason H6440 of darkness. H2822

Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Job 38:19 (100.00%)

“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

Where [is] the way H1870 [where] light H216 dwelleth? H7931 (QalImpf) and [as for] darkness, H2822 where [is] the place H4725 thereof,

Where is this-the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where is this-its place?

Psalm 18:11 (100.00%)

He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

He made H7896 (QalImpf) darkness H2822 his secret place; H5643 his pavilion H5521 round about H5439 him [were] dark H2824 waters H4325 [and] thick clouds H5645 of the skies. H7834

He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psalm 18:28 (100.00%)

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

For thou wilt light H215 (HiphImpf) my candle: H5216 the Lord H3068 my God H430 will enlighten H5050 (HiphImpf) my darkness. H2822

For Thou-Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

Psalm 35:6 (100.00%)

Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

Let their way H1870 be dark H2822 and slippery: H2519 and let the angel H4397 of the Lord H3068 persecute H7291 (QalActPtc) them.

Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

Psalm 88:12 (100.00%)

Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Shall thy wonders H6382 be known H3045 (NiphImpf) in the dark? H2822 and thy righteousness H6666 in the land H776 of forgetfulness? H5388

Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Psalm 104:20 (100.00%)

You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.

Thou makest H7896 (QalImpf) darkness, H2822 and it is night: H3915 wherein all the beasts H2416 of the forest H3293 do creep H7430 (QalImpf) [forth].

Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

Psalm 105:28 (100.00%)

He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

He sent H7971 (QalPerf) darkness, H2822 and made it dark; H2821 (HiphImpf) and they rebelled H4784 (QalPerf) not against his word. H1697

He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

Psalm 107:10 (100.00%)

Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,

Such as sit H3427 (QalActPtc) in darkness H2822 and in the shadow of death, H6757 [being] bound H615 in affliction H6040 and iron; H1270

Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

Psalm 107:14 (100.00%)

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

He brought them out H3318 (HiphImpf) of darkness H2822 and the shadow of death, H6757 and brake H5423 their bands H4147 in sunder. H5423 (PielImpf)

He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

Psalm 112:4 (100.00%)

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

Unto the upright H3477 there ariseth H2224 (QalPerf) light H216 in the darkness: H2822 [he is] gracious, H2587 and full of compassion, H7349 and righteous. H6662

Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

Psalm 139:11 (100.00%)

If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”

If I say, H559 (QalImpf) Surely the darkness H2822 shall cover H7779 (QalImpf) me; even the night H3915 shall be light H216 about me. H1157

And I say, ‘Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night is light to me.

Psalm 139:12 (100.00%)

even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

Yea, the darkness H2822 hideth H2821 (HiphImpf) not from thee; but the night H3915 shineth H215 (HiphImpf) as the day: H3117 the darkness H2825 and the light H219 [are] both alike [to thee].

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.

Proverbs 2:13 (100.00%)

who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,

Who leave H5800 (QalActPtc) the paths H734 of uprightness, H3476 to walk H3212 (QalInf) in the ways H1870 of darkness; H2822

Who are forsaking paths of uprightness , To walk in ways of darkness,

Proverbs 20:20 (100.00%)

Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Whoso curseth H7043 (PielPtc) his father H1 or his mother, H517 his lamp H5216 shall be put out H1846 (QalImpf) in obscure H380 (Ketiv) H380 darkness. H2822

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 (100.00%)

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

Then I saw H7200 (QalPerf) that H3426 wisdom H2451 excelleth H3504 folly, H5531 as far as light H216 excelleth H3504 darkness. H2822

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.