Verse | Translation | Text |
Job 29:8 | Strong Concordance | The young men [05288] saw [07200] me, and hid [02244] themselves: and the aged [03453] arose [06965], and stood up [05975]. |
King James | The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
hid--not literally; rather, "stepped backwards," reverentially. The aged, who were already seated, arose and remained standing (Hebrew) until Job seated himself. Oriental manners. |