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Job 42:12-14
New English Translation
Job 42:12-14
New English Translation
12 So the Lord blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons[a] and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah,[b] the second Keziah,[c] and the third Keren-Happuch.[d]
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- Job 42:13 tn The word for “seven” is spelled in an unusual way. From this some have thought it means “twice seven,” or fourteen sons. Several commentators take this view, but it is probably not warranted.
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Jemimah means “dove.”
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Keziah means “cassia.”
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Keren-Happuch means “horn of eye-paint.”
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