Job 29:24 Hebrew Word Analysis

0If I laughedאֶשְׂחַ֣קh7832
1אֲ֭לֵהֶםh413
2לֹ֣אh3808
3on them they believedיַאֲמִ֑ינוּh539
4it not and the lightוְא֥וֹרh216
5of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יh6440
6לֹ֣אh3808
7they cast not downיַפִּילֽוּן׃h5307

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

World English Bible (WEB)

I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.