Job 29:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; | when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, | When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when made shine he | בְּהִלּ֣וֹ | be-hi-LO | H1984A | to shineהָלַל (ha.lal) 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour) 1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light |
| lamp his | נֵ֭רוֹ | ne-ro | H5216A | lampנֵר (ner) lamp Also means: nir (נִיר "lamp" H5216B) |
| over | עֲלֵ֣י | 'a-LEI | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| head my | רֹאשִׁ֑י | ro-SHI | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| to light his | לְ֝אוֹרוֹ | le-'o-ro | H0216 | lightאוֹר (or) 1) light 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 |
| I walked | אֵ֣לֶךְ | 'E-lekh | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | CHO-shekh | H2822 | darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.