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Job 29:4

FriendshipGod's presence

2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

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BSB
when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
KJV
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
WEB
as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
ASV
As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
DARBY
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of God was over my tent,
BLB
as I was in the days of my harvest time, when the counsel of God was upon my tent,
ÅB
slik som jeg hadde det i min modne manndoms dager, da Guds vennskap hvilte over mitt telt,
OTB
Akkurat som jeg var i min ungdoms dager,
Da Guds beskyttelse var over mitt telt;
B1930
slik som jeg hadde det i min modne manndoms dager, da Guds vennskap hvilte over mitt telt,

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