Job 29:24 Go deeper

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. (KJV)

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אֶשְׂחַ֣ק'es.ChakI laughed

Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 1

אֲ֭לֵהֶם'A.le.hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 3

יַאֲמִ֑ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuthey believed

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 4

וְא֥וֹרve.'orand [the] light of

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 5

פָּ֝נַ֗יpa.Naiface my

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 7

יַפִּילֽוּן\׃ya.pi.Lunthey made fall !

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Job 29:24 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If I smiled	→	שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh
at them	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
they did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
believe it	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
the light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
of my countenance	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
was precious	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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