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When I smiledאֶשְׂחַקon them,אֲלֵהֶםthey did notלֹאbelieve it,יַאֲמִינוּand the lightוְאוֹרof my faceפָּנַיthey did notלֹאcast down.יַפִּילוּן
Job 29:24
Study it in the app“When I smiled on them, they did not believe it, and the light of my face they did not cast down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 29:24, word by word
- When I smiledאֶשְׂחַקeschak
laugh
To burst into laughter because something pleases.
Where else “eschak” appears- believe itיַאֲמִינוּyaaminu
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “yaaminu” appears- and the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- cast downיַפִּילוּyapilu
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “yapilu” appears
The context
23They waited for me as for the rain, and opened their mouth as for the late rain.
24 · This verse (above)
25I chose their way and sat as head, and dwelt like a king among the troops, like one who comforts mourners.