Job 1:2-4

King James Version

²And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

³His 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.

⁴And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

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Job 1:2-4

New King James Version

²And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. ³Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the ^[a]people of the East.

⁴And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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Footnotes

Job 1:3 Lit. sons

Job 1:2-4

English Standard Version

²There were born to him ^(A)seven sons and three daughters. ³He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all ^(B)the people of the east. ⁴His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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Job 1:2-4

New International Version

²He had seven sons^(A) and three daughters,^(B) ³and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,^(C) and had a large number of servants.^(D) He was the greatest man^(E) among all the people of the East.^(F)

⁴His sons used to hold feasts^(G) in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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Job 1:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²^(A)Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. ³^(B)His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was ^(C)the greatest of all the ^[a]men of the east. ⁴His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.