Job 29:3
ContextNET © | when 1 he caused 2 his lamp 3 to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked 4 through darkness; 5 |
NIV © | when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! |
NASB © | When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness; |
NLT © | when he lighted the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness. |
MSG © | He always held a lamp before me and I walked through the dark by its light. |
BBE © | When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light. |
NRSV © | when his lamp shone over my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; |
NKJV © | When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; |
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NET © | when 1 he caused 2 his lamp 3 to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked 4 through darkness; 5 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn This clause is in apposition to the preceding (see GKC 426 §131.o). It offers a clarification. 2 tn The form בְּהִלּוֹ (bÿhillo) is unusual; it should be parsed as a Hiphil infinitive construct with the elision of the ה (he). The proper spelling would have been with a ַ (patakh) under the preposition, reflecting הַהִלּוֹ (hahillo). If it were Qal, it would just mean “when his light shone.” 3 sn Lamp and light are symbols of God’s blessings of life and all the prosperous and good things it includes. 4 tn Here too the imperfect verb is customary – it describes action that was continuous, but in a past time. 5 tn The accusative (“darkness”) is here an adverbial accusative of place, namely, “in the darkness,” or because he was successfully led by God’s light, “through the darkness” (see GKC 374 §118.h). |