Job

Job 30:26

²⁶But when I hoped for good, evil came;

when I looked for light, darkness fell.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hoped for	קִ֭וִּיתִי	qiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6960 wait for
good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
came	וַיָּ֣בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when I looked	וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה	wa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3176 wait
for light	לְ֝א֗וֹר	lə·’ō·wr	Preposition; Noun - common singular	H216 light
darkness	אֹֽפֶל׃	’ō·p̄el	Noun - masculine singular	H652 darkness, gloom
fell	וַיָּ֥בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.