Job 1:1

Job 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
• New International Version (NIV)In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.

Context of Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2There were born to him 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 the people of the east.

Job 1:1 word by word

אִ֛ישׁ הָיָ֥ה בְאֶֽרֶץ־ע֖וּץ אִיּ֣וֹב שְׁמ֑וֹ וְהָיָ֣ה׀ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֗וּא תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר וִירֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֥ר מֵרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There was a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Uzעוּץ‛ûts · UzH5780
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• was perfectתָּםtâm · completeH8535
• and uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• and one that fearedיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and eschewedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451

Cross-references for Job 1:1

• Genesis 10:23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
• Genesis 22:20Now after these things it was told to Abraham, "Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
• Job 36:28which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly.
• 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
• Jeremiah 25:20and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
• Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
• Ezekiel 14:14even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God.
• James 5:11Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
• Job 1:8And the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"
• Job 2:3And the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason."
• Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
• Job 31:1"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
• Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
• 2 Kings 20:3"Now, O Lord, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.

Commentaries on Job 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the land of Uz - This country was situated in Idumea, or the land of Edom, in Arabia Petraea, of which it comprised a very large district. See the preface. Whose name was Job - The original is איוב Aiyob ; and this orthography is followed by the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. From the Vulgate we borrow Job, not very dissimilar from the Iob of the Septuagint. The name signifies sorrowful, or he that weeps. He is supposed to have been called Jobab. See…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1There was a man - This has all the appearance of being a true history. Many have regarded the whole book as a fiction, and have supposed that no such person as Job ever lived. But the book opens with the appearance of reality; and the express declaration that there was such a man, the mention of his name and of the place where he lived, show that the writer meant to affirm that there was in fact such a man. On this question see the Introduction, Section…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This book is so called from Job, whose prosperity, afflictions, and restoration, are here recorded. He lived soon after Abraham, or perhaps before that patriarch. Most likely it was written by Job himself, and it is the most ancient book in existence. The instructions to be learned from the patience of Job, and from his trials, are as useful now, and as much needed as ever. We live under the same Providence, we have the same chastening Father, and there…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The phrase "There once was a man" can begin a parable (symbolic story with asocial meanings) or a historical account (2 Samuel 12:1; 1 Samuel 25:2). Ezekiel 14:14, 20 and James 5:11 also mention Job. Uz is east of the Jordan River, either in Edom to the south or in Aram to the north (Genesis 36:28; 1 Chronicles 1:42; Jeremiah 25:19–20; Lamentations 4:21; Genesis 10:23; 22:21; 1 Chronicles 1:17, 42). Job was not from Israel. He lived before the nation of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1Job a Real Person.--It has been supposed by some that the book of Job is an allegory, not a real narrative, on account of the artificial character of many of its statements. Thus the sacred numbers, three and seven, often occur. He had seven thousand sheep, seven sons, both before and after his trials; his three friends sit down with him seven days and seven nights; both before and after his trials he had three daughters. So also the number and form of…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 1:1

• Job
• Perfection
• Sin
• Uz

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• God
• Job
• Charge
• Consider
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• Naked
• Naught
• Present
• Substance

Commentaries on Job 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings