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asכַּאֲשֶׁרI wasהָיִיתִיin the daysבִּימֵיof my autumn,חָרְפִּיwhen the intimate counselבְּסוֹדof Eloahאֱלוֹהַּwas overעֲלֵיmy tent,אָהֳלִי
Job 29:4
Study it in the app“as I was in the days of my autumn, when the intimate counsel of Eloah was over my tent,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 29:4, word by word
- I wasהָיִיתִיhayiti
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayiti” appears- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of my autumnחָרְפִּcharpi
winter
Winter: the rainy season; also autumn, the time of youth.
Where else “charpi” appears- when the intimate counselסוֹדsod
intimate counsel
A close friendship, like YHWH's with those who fear him.
Where else “sod” appears- of Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- my tentאָהֳלִaholi
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “aholi” appears
Translation note
“The days of my autumn”: the time of harvest; it can be understood as the maturity and fullness of life.
The context
3when he made shine his lamp over my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
4 · This verse (above)
5when Shaddai was still with me, and around me my young men;