Job 29:11

“As soon as the ear heard these things, ¹  it blessed me, ²  and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

biblegateway Job 29:11

Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,

biblegateway Job 29:11

"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

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"All who heard of me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me.

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People who knew me spoke well of me; my reputation went ahead of me.

SABDAweb Job 29:11

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

bibleoremus Job 29:11

When the ear heard, it commended me, and when the eye saw, it approved;

biblegateway Job 29:11

When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me;

biblegateway Job 29:11

“As soon as the ear heard these things, ¹  it blessed me, ²  and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

¹ tn The words “these things” and “them” in the next colon are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn The main clause is introduced by the preterite with the vav (ו) consecutive (see GKC 327 §111.h); the clause before it is therefore temporal and circumstantial to the main clause.