Job 30:26

When I looked for good,
evil came,
and when I waited for light,
darkness came.

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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   טוֹב   קִוִּיתִי   וַיָּבֹא   רָע   וַאֲיַחֲלָה   לְאוֹר   וַיָּבֹא   אֹפֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπέχων ἀγαθοῖς ἰδοὺ συνήντησάν μοι μᾶλλον ἡμέραι κακῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
כִּ֤י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H2896b
ט֣וֹב (tvóv)
good
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H6960a
קִ֭וִּיתִי (qioiti)
to await
Verb Verb
piel qatal 1p sing. piel qatal first person singular

Vpp1cs
H9001
H0935
וַ (va)
יָּ֣בֹא (javó)
seq
to come (in)
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H7451b
רָ֑ע (ra)
evil
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H9002
H3176
וַֽ (va)
אֲיַחֲלָ֥ה (ajachalah)
and
to wait
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel 1p sing. piel first person singular

C
Vpu1cs
H9005
H0216
לְ֝ (le)
א֗וֹר (vór)
to
light
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9001
H0935
וַ (va)
יָּ֥בֹא (javó)
seq
to come (in)
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0652
H9016
אֹֽפֶל (ófel)
׃
darkness
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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