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Job 1:3

Money and wealth

1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

2 He had seven sons and three daughters,

and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

4 Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

5 And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

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BSB
and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
KJV
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
WEB
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
ASV
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
DARBY
And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.
BLB
And his possessions were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large service. And that man was greater than all the sons of the East.
ÅB
og han eide syv tusen sauer og tre tusen kameler og fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper og hadde en stor mengde tjenere; han var mektigere enn alle Østens barn.
OTB
Hans eiendeler inkluderte syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser, fem hundre esler, og en stor mengde tjenere. Han var den mest fremtredende mannen blant alle folkene i Østen.
B1930
og han eide syv tusen får og tre tusen kameler og fem hundre par okser og fem hundre aseninner og hadde en stor mengde tjenere; han var mektigere enn alle Østens barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 42:12

    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

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  • 1 Kings 4:30

    Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

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  • Judges 6:3

    Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,

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  • Job 29:25

    I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

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  • Numbers 23:7

    And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

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  • Genesis 12:16

    He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

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  • Genesis 12:5

    And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

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