Job 30:26 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֤יh3588
1for goodט֣וֹבh2896
2When I lookedקִ֭וִּיתִיh6960
7cameוַיָּ֥בֹאh935
4then evilרָ֑עh7451
5unto me and when I waitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הh3176
6for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרh216
7cameוַיָּ֥בֹאh935
8darknessאֹֽפֶל׃h652

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

American Standard Version (ASV)

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.