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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
עד אשר לא תחשך השמש והאור והירח והכוכבים ושבו העבים אחר הגשם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
`d ASHr lA tKHSHk hSHmSH vhAvr vhyrKH vhkvkbym vSHbv h`bym AKHr hgSHm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
antequam tenebrescat sol et lumen et luna et stellae et revertantur nubes post pluviam

King James Variants
American King James Version   
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Authorized (King James) Version   
while the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
New King James Version   
While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain;
21st Century King James Version   
while neither the sun nor the light, nor the moon nor the stars be darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain;

Other translations
American Standard Version   
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Darby Bible Translation   
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
or ever the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
God's Word   
Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, [and] the clouds come back with rain.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;
International Standard Version   
Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain—
NET Bible   
before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;
New American Standard Bible   
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
New International Version   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;
New Living Translation   
Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky.
Webster's Bible Translation   
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
The World English Bible   
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
EasyEnglish Bible   
When you are old, the light from the sun will not seem to be bright. You will not see the moon or the stars. There will always be dark clouds after the rain.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.
New Life Version   
before the sun, the light, the moon and the stars are made dark, and clouds return after the rain.
The Voice Bible   
before the sun and light and the moon and stars fade to darkness and before cloud-covered skies return after the rain.
Living Bible   
It will be too late then to try to remember him when the sun and light and moon and stars are dim to your old eyes, and there is no silver lining left among your clouds.
New Catholic Bible   
before the sun and the light of day give way to darkness, before the moon and the stars grow dim and the clouds return after the rain;
Legacy Standard Bible   
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain:
Christian Standard Bible   
before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain;
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened [sight is impaired], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];
New Century Version   
When you get old, the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark; the rain clouds will never seem to go away.
The Message   
Honor and enjoy your Creator while you’re still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes, Before your vision dims and the world blurs And the winter years keep you close to the fire.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars are darkened, before the clouds return after the rain,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
Good News Translation®   
That is when the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars will grow dim for you, and the rain clouds will never pass away.
Wycliffe Bible   
Before that the sun be (made) dark, and the light, and stars, and the moon; and the clouds turn again after rain. (Before that the sun, and the light, and the stars, and the moon all be made dark; and the clouds return after the rain.)
Contemporary English Version   
Someday the light of the sun and the moon and the stars will all seem dim to you. Rain clouds will remain over your head.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
Common English Bible © 2011   
before the sun and the light grow dark, the moon and the stars too, before the clouds return after the rain;
Amplified Bible © 2015   
before the sun and the light, and the moon and the stars are darkened [by impaired vision], and the clouds [of depression] return after the rain [of tears];
English Standard Version Anglicised   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Before the sun is darkened and the light and the moon and the stars and the clouds return after the rain;
New American Standard Bible   
before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;
The Expanded Bible   
When you get old, the light from the sun, moon, and stars will grow dark, and the rain clouds ·will never seem to go away [L return after the rain].
Tree of Life Version   
before the sun and light and moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds dissipate after the rain,
Revised Standard Version   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain;
New International Reader's Version   
That’s when the sunlight will become dark. The moon and the stars will also grow dark. And the clouds will return after it rains.
BRG Bible   
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Complete Jewish Bible   
before the sun and the light grow dim, also the moon and the stars; before the clouds return after the rain;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
While the shemesh, or the ohr, or the yarei’ach, or the kokhavim, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain;
Names of God Bible   
Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, and the clouds come back with rain.
Modern English Version   
before the sun, light, moon, and stars are darkened, and the clouds leave after the rain;
Easy-to-Read Version   
Remember your Creator while you are young, before the time comes when the sun and the moon and the stars become dark to you—before problems come again and again like one storm after another.
International Children’s Bible   
When you become old, the light from the sun, moon and stars will seem dark to you. It will seem as if the rain clouds never go away.
Lexham English Bible   
Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.
New International Version - UK   
before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain;