unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/29/01.md

# Oh, that I were as I was in the past months

Job uses this exclamation to express a wish. AT: "I wish that I were as I was in past months" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])

# when his lamp shined on my head

God's lamp shining on Job represents God blessing Job. AT: "when God's blessing was like a lamp shining its light on my head" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# when I walked through darkness by his light

Walking through darkness represents experiencing difficult situations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/job]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lamp]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/darkness]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Oh, that I were as I was in the past months`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Job uses this exclamation to express a wish. AT: "I wish that I were as I was in past months" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])`

			`# when his lamp shined on my head`

			`God's lamp shining on Job represents God blessing Job. AT: "when God's blessing was like a lamp shining its light on my head" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# when I walked through darkness by his light`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Walking through darkness represents experiencing difficult situations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/job]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lamp]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/walk]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/darkness]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]`