Job 30:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

Young's Literal Translation
When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.

King James Bible
When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Hebrew
But when
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I hoped for
קִ֭וִּיתִי (qiw·wî·ṯî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

good,
ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

evil
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

came;
וַיָּ֣בֹא (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

when I looked
וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה (wa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope

for light,
לְ֝א֗וֹר (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

darkness
אֹֽפֶל׃ (’ō·p̄el)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 652: Darkness, gloom

came.
וַיָּ֥בֹא (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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