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And his sons used to go and hold a feast at each other’s house[a] on his day, and they would send, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. Then when[b] the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send,[c] and he would sanctify them. Thus[d] he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of all of them, because Job thought,[e] “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed[f] God in their heart.” This is what Job used to do all the time.[g]

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  1. Job 1:4 Literally “at the house of a man,” or “at the house of each”
  2. Job 1:5 Literally “And it would happen that,” or “And it would happen when”
  3. Job 1:5 Literally “and Job would send”
  4. Job 1:5 Hebrew “And”
  5. Job 1:5 Or “said”
  6. Job 1:5 Literally “blessed”— negative meaning by context
  7. Job 1:5 Or “always”; literally “all the days”

And 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. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and [a]sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning (A)and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and (B)cursed[b] God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.

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  1. Job 1:5 consecrate
  2. Job 1:5 Lit. blessed, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:11; 2:5, 9