Job 29:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As I was in the primeחָרְפִּ֑י
(cha·re·pi;)
2779: harvest time, autumnfrom an unused word
of my days,בִּימֵ֣י
(bi·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
When the friendshipבְּסֹ֥וד
(be·so·vd)
5475: council, counselfrom an unused word
of Godאֱ֝לֹ֗והַּ
(e·lo·vh·ah)
433: God, godprol. from el
[was] overעֲלֵ֣י
(a·lei)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
my tent;אָהֳלִֽי׃
(a·ho·li.)
168: a tentfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
As I was in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of my youth
choreph  (kho'-ref)
the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age -- cold, winter (-house), youth.
when the secret
cowd  (sode)
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret -- assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
of God
'elowahh  (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.
was upon my tabernacle
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;

King James Bible
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God's friendship rested on my tent,

International Standard Version
like when I was in my prime and God trusted me with his secrets!

NET Bible
just as I was in my most productive time, when God's intimate friendship was experienced in my tent,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If only I were in the prime of my life [again], when God was an adviser in my tent.

King James 2000 Bible
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tent;
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