Job

Job 29:3–5

³when His lamp shone above my head,

and by His light I walked through the darkness,

⁴when I was in my prime,^a

when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

⁵when the Almighty was still with me

and my children were around me,

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when His lamp	נֵ֭רוֹ	nê·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5216 lamp
shone	בְּהִלּ֣וֹ	bə·hil·lōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1984 shine
above	עֲלֵ֣י	‘ă·lê	Preposition	H5921 height
my head	רֹאשִׁ֑י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
and by His light	לְ֝אוֹרוֹ	lə·’ō·w·rōw	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H216 light
I walked	אֵ֣לֶךְ	’ê·leḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
through the darkness	חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I was	הָ֭יִיתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in my prime	חָרְפִּ֑י	ḥā·rə·pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2779 harvest-time, autumn
when the friendship	בְּס֥וֹד	bə·sō·wḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5475 council, counsel
of God	אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
rested on	עֲלֵ֣י	‘ă·lê	Preposition	H5921 height
my tent	אָהֳלִֽי׃	’ā·ho·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H168 tent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when the Almighty	שַׁ֭דַּי	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
was still	בְּע֣וֹד	bə·‘ō·wḏ	Preposition-b; Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
with me	עִמָּדִ֑י	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
and my children	נְעָרָֽי׃	nə·‘ā·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
were around me	סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י	sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯay	Adverb; first person common singular	H5439 circuit, round about

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 29:3 Psalm 18:28 · John 8:12 · John 12:46 · Ephesians 5:8 · Job 18:6 · Job 22:28 · Job 11:17 · Psalm 84:11 · Proverbs 24:20 · Isaiah 2:4 · Psalm 23:4 · Proverbs 13:9

Job 29:4 Psalm 25:14 · Proverbs 3:32 · Psalm 27:5 · Job 15:8 · Job 1:10

Job 29:5 Psalm 128:3 · Psalm 127:3–5 · Psalm 30:7 · Song of Solomon 3:1–2 · Joshua 1:9 · Deuteronomy 33:27–29 · Song of Solomon 2:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.