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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate through the city, <i>when</i> I prepared my seat in the street!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“When I went out to the gate by the city, <i>When</i> I took my seat in the open square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat [as a city father] in the square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When I sat down at the meeting of the city council, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Whenever the city elders met and I took my place among them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When I go out to the gate by the city, "" In a broad place I prepare my seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In my going forth to the gate upon the city, in the street I shall prepare my seat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When I went to the gate of the city, or to the main street, they prepared a chair for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whenever I went out to the gate of the city and took my seat in the square, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When I went out to the gate of the city and called on the people; and sat down like a poor man in the street,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />When I proceeded to the gate and I called, and I sat in the market as the afflicted <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the broad place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/29-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4278" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/29.htm">Job's Former Blessings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">When I went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7176.htm" title="7176: qā·reṯ (N-fs) -- Town, city. From qarah in the sense of building; a city.">to the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: ’ā·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">and took</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·wō·šā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">my seat</a> <a href="/hebrew/7339.htm" title="7339: bā·rə·ḥō·wḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A broad open place, plaza. Or rchowb; from rachab; a width, i.e. avenue or area.">in the public square,</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-23.htm">Proverbs 31:23</a></span><br />Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1-2</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Amos 5:10</a></span><br />There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Isaiah 29:21</a></span><br />those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-14.htm">Lamentations 5:14</a></span><br />The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a></span><br />his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Jeremiah 26:10-11</a></span><br />When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. / Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-31.htm">Proverbs 31:31</a></span><br />Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1</a></span><br />Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8</a></span><br />So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Acts 17:17</a></span><br />So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Matthew 11:16-17</a></span><br />To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: / ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Luke 7:32</a></span><br />They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19-21</a></span><br />When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. / They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil / by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-27.htm">Acts 5:27</a></span><br />They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a></b></br> Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a></b></br> Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1,2,11</a></b></br> Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/4-6.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Door</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Public</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Square</a> <a href="/job/18-17.htm">Street</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-16.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/job/31-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/31-21.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/job/31-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/30-28.htm">Public</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Square</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Street</a><div class="vheading2">Job 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/29-1.htm">Job bemoans his former prosperity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When I went out to the city gate</b><br>The city gate in ancient times was not only a place of entry and exit but also a central hub for community life. It was where legal matters were settled, and elders and leaders gathered to make decisions. This setting indicates Job's prominent social status and his role as a respected leader. The city gate was often a place of judgment, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a> and <a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a>, where legal transactions and public decisions were made. Job's presence at the gate suggests his involvement in civic duties and his influence in societal governance.<p><b>and took my seat</b><br>Taking a seat at the city gate implies a position of authority and respect. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sitting was a posture of teaching and judgment, as seen in the practices of the elders of Israel. This phrase indicates that Job was recognized as a wise and just figure, akin to the elders who sat at the gates to adjudicate disputes and offer counsel. This is reminiscent of the role of Moses, who sat to judge the people in <a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">Exodus 18:13</a>.<p><b>in the public square</b><br>The public square was a place of gathering for the community, where people met for social interaction, trade, and public discourse. It was a space where news was shared, and communal life was vibrant. Job's presence in the public square highlights his engagement with the community and his accessibility to the people. This setting underscores the communal aspect of justice and leadership in ancient society, where leaders were expected to be visible and approachable, much like the role of elders in the early church as described in <a href="/acts/15-6.htm">Acts 15:6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. In this chapter, Job is reminiscing about his past status and influence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/city_gate.htm">City Gate</a></b><br>In ancient times, the city gate was not just a physical entry point but a place of social and legal significance. It was where leaders and elders gathered to discuss important matters, make judgments, and conduct business.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/public_square.htm">Public Square</a></b><br>A central area in the city where people gathered for various activities, including trade, social interaction, and legal proceedings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>Job's presence at the city gate signifies his role as a leader and influencer in his community. Christians are called to be leaders in their communities, using their influence for good and to uphold justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_engagement.htm">Community Engagement</a></b><br>The city gate was a place of community interaction. Believers are encouraged to engage with their communities, being present and active in societal matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_justice.htm">Wisdom and Justice</a></b><br>The city gate was a place where wisdom and justice were dispensed. Christians should seek to embody these qualities, being fair and wise in their dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_of_past_blessings.htm">Remembrance of Past Blessings</a></b><br>Job reflects on his past blessings and status. It is important for believers to remember God's past faithfulness, which can provide hope and encouragement during difficult times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_job's_status_be_historically_verified.htm">How can Job’s high social standing and widespread respect (Job 29:7–11) be verified through historical or archaeological evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_vision_boards.htm">What is the Bible's stance on vision boards?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_'nameless_outcasts'_in_job's_era.htm">Job 30:8 - Do we have evidence of entire groups of 'nameless outcasts' in the Near East during Job's era, or is this an exaggerated literary trope?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_wicked_prosper_without_downfall.htm">Proverbs 24:16: How can the wicked be said to 'fall' when many evil rulers throughout history prospered without clear downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">To the gate.</span>--There business was transacted. (Comp. the expression, which is still used with reference to the Turkish Empire, of "the Sublime Porte," or the supreme Place of government; <a href="/psalms/127-5.htm" title="Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.">Psalm 127:5</a>; Jer. 35:20, &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I went out to the gate through the city</span>; rather, <span class="accented">by the city</span>, or over <span class="accented">against the city.</span> The "gate" was the place where justice was administered, and public business generally despatched. It would be "over against" the city, separated from it by a large square or place (<span class="hebrew">רְחוב</span>), in which a multitude might assemble (sue <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1</a>). Hither Job was accustomed to proceed from time to time, to act as judge and administrator. When I prepared my seat in the street. On such occasions a seat would be brought out and "prepared," where the judge would sit to hear causes and deliver sentences (comp. <a href="/nehemiah/3-7.htm">Nehemiah 3:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/29-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When I went out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵ֣אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the city</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֑רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(qā·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7176.htm">Strong's 7176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Town, city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and took</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my seat</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the public square,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rə·ḥō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7339.htm">Strong's 7339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad open place, plaza</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/29-7.htm">Job 29:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/29-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 29:7 When I went forth to the city (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/29-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 29:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 29:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/29-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 29:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 29:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>