--- title: Job 29 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 29 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And Job again took up his parable, and said: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/29/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/) / chapter 29 # Job 29 25 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [29:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.1/) — וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ — And Job again took up his parable, and said: - [29:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.2/) — מִֽי־יִתְּנֵנִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶדֶם כִּימֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ — Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; - [29:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.3/) — בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאוֹרוֹ אֵלֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ — When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness; - [29:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.4/) — כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי בִּימֵי חָרְפִּי בְּסוֹד אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵי אָהֳלִֽי׃ — As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent; - [29:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.5/) — בְּעוֹד שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי סְבִיבוֹתַי נְעָרָֽי׃ — When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me; - [29:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.6/) — בִּרְחֹץ הֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָה וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי פַּלְגֵי־שָֽׁמֶן׃ — When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil! - [29:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.7/) — בְּצֵאתִי שַׁעַר עֲלֵי־קָרֶת בָּרְחוֹב אָכִין מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃ — When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place, - [29:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.8/) — רָאוּנִי נְעָרִים וְנֶחְבָּאוּ וִֽישִׁישִׁים קָמוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃ — The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood; - [29:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.9/) — שָׂרִים עָצְרוּ בְמִלִּים וְכַף יָשִׂימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם׃ — The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth; - [29:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.10/) — קוֹל־נְגִידִים נֶחְבָּאוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָם לְחִכָּם דָּבֵֽקָה׃ — The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. - [29:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.11/) — כִּי אֹזֶן שָׁמְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִי וְעַיִן רָאֲתָה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃ — For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me; - [29:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.12/) — כִּֽי־אֲמַלֵּט עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְיָתוֹם וְֽלֹא־עֹזֵר לֽוֹ׃ — Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him. - [29:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.13/) — בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד עָלַי תָּבֹא וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִֽן׃ — The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - [29:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.14/) — צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי כִּֽמְעִיל וְצָנִיף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ — I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem. - [29:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.15/) — עֵינַיִם הָיִיתִי לַֽעִוֵּר וְרַגְלַיִם לַפִּסֵּחַ אָֽנִי׃ — I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. - [29:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.16/) — אָב אָנֹכִֽי לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִים וְרִב לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ — I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. - [29:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.17/) — וָֽאֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעוֹת עַוָּל וּמִשִּׁנָּיו אַשְׁלִיךְ טָֽרֶף׃ — And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth. - [29:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.18/) — וָאֹמַר עִם־קִנִּי אֶגְוָע וְכַחוֹל אַרְבֶּה יָמִֽים׃ — Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; - [29:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.19/) — שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי־מָיִם וְטַל יָלִין בִּקְצִירִֽי׃ — My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch; - [29:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.20/) — כְּבוֹדִי חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי וְקַשְׁתִּי בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִֽיף׃ — My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.' - [29:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.21/) — לִֽי־שָׁמְעוּ וְיִחֵלּוּ וְיִדְּמוּ לְמוֹ עֲצָתִֽי׃ — Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel. - [29:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.22/) — אַחֲרֵי דְבָרִי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ וְעָלֵימוֹ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִֽי׃ — After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them. - [29:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.23/) — וְיִֽחֲלוּ כַמָּטָר לִי וּפִיהֶם פָּעֲרוּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ — And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. - [29:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.24/) — אֶשְׂחַק אֲלֵהֶם לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ וְאוֹר פָּנַי לֹא יַפִּילֽוּן׃ — If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. - [29:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.29.25/) — אֶֽבֲחַר דַּרְכָּם וְאֵשֵׁב רֹאשׁ וְאֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבֵלִים יְנַחֵֽם׃ — I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. - ← previous: [Job 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/28/) - next →: [Job 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/30/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)