Ayub 29:3

29:3 when ¹  he caused ²  his lamp ³ 

to shine upon my head,

and by his light

I walked ⁴  through darkness; ⁵ 

Ayub 34:11-12

34:11 For he repays a person for his work, ⁶ 

and according to the conduct of a person,

he causes the consequences to find him. ⁷ 

34:12 Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly,

and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

Ayub 36:6

36:6 He does not allow the wicked to live, ⁸ 

but he gives justice to the poor.

Ayub 36:9

36:9 then he reveals ⁹  to them what they have done, ¹⁰ 

and their transgressions,

that they were behaving proudly.

[29:3]  ¹ tn This clause is in apposition to the preceding (see GKC 426 §131.o). It offers a clarification.

[29:3]  ² tn The form בְּהִלּוֹ (bÿhillo) is unusual; it should be parsed as a Hiphil infinitive construct with the elision of the ה (he). The proper spelling would have been with a ַ (patakh) under the preposition, reflecting הַהִלּוֹ (hahillo). If it were Qal, it would just mean “when his light shone.”

[29:3]  ³ sn Lamp and light are symbols of God’s blessings of life and all the prosperous and good things it includes.

[29:3]  ⁴ tn Here too the imperfect verb is customary – it describes action that was continuous, but in a past time.

[29:3]  ⁵ tn The accusative (“darkness”) is here an adverbial accusative of place, namely, “in the darkness,” or because he was successfully led by God’s light, “through the darkness” (see GKC 374 §118.h).

[34:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “for the work of man, he [= God] repays him.”

[34:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he causes it to find him.” The text means that God will cause a man to find (or receive) the consequences of his actions.

[36:6]  ⁸ tn Or “he does not keep the wicked alive.”

[36:9]  ⁹ tn The verb נָגַד (nagad) means “to declare; to tell.” Here it is clear that God is making known the sins that caused the enslavement or captivity, so “reveal” makes a good interpretive translation.

[36:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “their work.”