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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God,[a] and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 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.

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  1. 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Job’s Faithfulness

There once was a man in the land of Uz[a] named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil. Seven sons and three daughters had been born to him. His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams[b] of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man’s stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East.

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  1. Job 1:1 I.e. a city east of Israel in Arabia; the name means Wooded
  2. Job 1:3 Or pairs