King James Version

Job 29:13

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

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בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.אֹ֭בֵדoveddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “destroy”, a verb used as a describing wordH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.עָלַ֣יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…תָּבֹ֑אtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְלֵ֖בvelevand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אַלְמָנָ֣הalmanahdesolate houseאַלְמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.אַרְנִֽןarninshoutרָנַןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Young’s Literal Translation

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

World English Bible

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Darby Translation

The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Douay-Rheims

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐλογία ἀπολλυμένου ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἔλθοι, στόμα δὲ χήρας με εὐλόγησε·