Job 29:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
American Standard Version (ASV)
Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when +God preserved me;
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
World English Bible (WEB)
"Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Who doth make me as `in' months past, As `in' the days of God's preserving me?
| Oh that | מִֽי | mî | mee |
| יִתְּנֵ֥נִי | yittĕnēnî | yee-teh-NAY-nee | |
| I were as in months | כְיַרְחֵי | kĕyarḥê | heh-yahr-HAY |
| past, | קֶ֑דֶם | qedem | KEH-dem |
| as in the days | כִּ֝ימֵ֗י | kîmê | KEE-MAY |
| when God | אֱל֣וֹהַּ | ʾĕlôah | ay-LOH-ah |
| preserved | יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃ | yišmĕrēnî | yeesh-meh-RAY-nee |