Job 29:3
Strong's Lexicon
when His lamp
נֵ֭רוֹ (nê·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5216: 1) lamp

shone
בְּהִלּ֣וֹ (bə·hil·lōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1984: 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour) 1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light 2) to praise, boast, be boastful 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be boastful 2a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle) 2b) (Piel) 2b1) to praise 2b2) to boast, make a boast 2c) (Pual) 2c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise 2d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast 2e) (Poel) to make a fool of, make into a fool 2f) (Hithpoel) to act madly, act like a madman

above
עֲלֵ֣י (‘ă·lê)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

my head,
רֹאשִׁ֑י (rō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

and by His light
לְ֝אוֹרוֹ (lə·’ō·w·rōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

I walked
אֵ֣לֶךְ (’ê·leḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

through the darkness,
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

Young's Literal Translation
In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk [through] darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when His lamp shone above  my  head, and I walked through darkness by  His  light! 

New American Standard Bible
When His lamp shone over my head, [And] by His light I walked through darkness;

King James Bible
When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness!

New Living Translation
when he lit up the way before me and I walked safely through the darkness.

English Standard Version
when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

New American Standard Bible
When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;

King James Bible
When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when His lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by His light!

International Standard Version
when his lamp used to shine over my head, so I could walk through the dark,

NET Bible
when he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;

American Standard Version
When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

English Revised Version
When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;

Young's Literal Translation
In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk through darkness.
















Cross References
Job 11:17
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

Job 18:6
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 29:2
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

Job 29:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 29:4
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

Job 29:5
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

Job 29:6
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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