King James Version

Job 22:28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

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וְֽתִגְזַרvetigzarand cut downגָּזַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cut down”, an unfinished actionH1504to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decidecut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.א֭וֹמֶרomerpromiseאֹמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “promise”, the ordinary formH562{something said}promise, speech, thing, word.וְיָ֣קָםveyaqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, a wish or indirect commandH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toוְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָderakheykhaalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).נָ֣גַֽהּnagahlightenנָגַהּverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lighten”, a completed actionH5050to glitter; causatively, to illuminate(en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.אֽוֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

World English Bible

You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt decree a thing, and it I shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης, ἐπὶ δὲ ὁδοῖς σου ἔσται φέγγος·