Job 29:13

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, ¹  and I made the widow’s heart rejoice; ² 

De 16:11; De 24:13; De 26:5; Ne 8:10-12; Job 31:19; Ps 67:4; Pr 31:6-9; Isa 27:13; Isa 65:14; Ac 9:39-41; 2Co 9:12-14; 2Ti 1:16-18; Phm 1:7

¹ tn The verb is simply בּוֹא (bo’, “to come; to enter”). With the preposition עַל (’al, “upon”) it could mean “came to me,” or “came upon me,” i.e., descended (see R. Gordis, Job, 320).

² tn The verb אַרְנִן (’arnin) is from רָנַן (ranan, “to give a ringing cry”) but here “cause to give a ringing cry,” i.e., shout of joy. The rejoicing envisioned in this word is far greater than what the words “sing” or “rejoice” suggest.