Hebrew Interlinear
Job 29:3 Interlinear
“shined When his candle upon my head and when by his light through darkness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּהִלּ֣וֹ | H1984 | shined | to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ |
| 2 | נֵ֭רוֹ | H5216 | When his candle | a lamp (i.e., the burner) or light (literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | עֲלֵ֣י | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | רֹאשִׁ֑י | H7218 | upon my head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 5 | לְ֝אוֹרוֹ | H216 | and when by his light | illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) |
| 6 | אֵ֣לֶךְ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 7 | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | H2822 | through darkness | the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness |
Verse Context
Job 29:2 Oh that I were as in months past as in the days when God...
Job 29:3 (current)shined When his candle upon my head and when by his light through darkness
Job 29:4 As I was in the days of my youth when the secret of God...