Job 29:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן

Transliteration

ʾeśḥaq ʾălēhem lōʾ yaʾămînû wə-ʾôr pānay lōʾ yappîlûn

Grammar Details

*ʾeśḥaq*: Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I smiled/laughed
*ʾălēhem*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - at them
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yaʾămînû*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person plural - they believed
*wə-ʾôr*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and light of
*pānay*: noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my face
*yappîlûn*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they cast down

Word Meanings

*ʾeśḥaq*: I smiled/laughed/jested
*yaʾămînû*: they believed/trusted
*ʾôr pānay*: light of my face/my cheerful countenance
*yappîlûn*: they cast down/let fall/diminished

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 4:6 : 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Ps 89:15 : 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Ps 126:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents. When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
Gen 45:26 : 26 And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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