Job 29:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

Young's Literal Translation
I laugh unto them—they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

King James Bible
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

Hebrew
If I smiled
אֶשְׂחַ֣ק (’eś·ḥaq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play

at them,
אֲ֭לֵהֶם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

they did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

believe it;
יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ (ya·’ă·mî·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 539: To confirm, support

the light
וְא֥וֹר (wə·’ō·wr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

of my countenance
פָּ֝נַ֗י (pā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

was precious.
יַפִּילֽוּן׃ (yap·pî·lūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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