Job 29:1
Job · איוב · Ketuvim · 42 chapters · 1070 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (5 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
אָז רָאָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ
Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָֽאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָֽה
And unto man He said: ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
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;
בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאוֹרוֹ אֵלֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ
When His lamp shined above my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;