King James Version

Job 29:25

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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אֶֽבֲחַ֣רevacharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “acceptable”, an unfinished actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.דַּרְכָּם֮darkamalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).וְאֵשֵׁ֪בveeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…רֹ֥אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןveeshkonand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).כְּמֶ֣לֶךְkemelekhas kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בַּגְּד֑וּדbagdudin armyגְּדוּדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in army”, the ordinary formH1416a crowd (especially of soldiers)army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֲבֵלִ֣יםavelimmournאָבֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mourn”, the ordinary formH57lamentingmourn(-er, -ing).יְנַחֵֽםyenachemcomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comfort”, an unfinished actionH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

Young’s Literal Translation

I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.

World English Bible

I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

Darby Translation

I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

Douay-Rheims

If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξελεξάμην ὁδὸν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισα ἄρχων, καὶ κατεσκήνουν ὡσεὶ βασιλεὺς ἐν μονοζώνοις, ὃν τρόπον παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶν.