King James Version

Job 29:3

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

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בְּהִלּ֣וֹbehilvoin boastהָלַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in boast”, the to-form of the verbH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.נֵ֭רוֹnervolampנִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.עֲלֵ֣יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…רֹאשִׁ֑יroshiheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the 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.לְ֝אוֹרוֹleorvoto brightאוֹרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.אֵ֣לֶךְelekhcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…חֹֽשֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;

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American Standard Version (1901)

When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

Young’s Literal Translation

In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk [through] darkness.

World English Bible

when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

Darby Translation

When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;

Douay-Rheims

When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς ὅτε ηὔγει ὁ λύχνος αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς μου, ὅτε τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπορευόμην ἐν σκότει·