God’s Word Translation
Job 1:4
4His sons used to go to each other’s homes, where they would have parties. (Each brother took his turn having a party.) They would send someone to invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Job 1:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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.
- New International Version (NIV)His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Job 1:4
2He had seven sons and three daughters. 3He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East. His sons used to go to each other’s homes, where they would have parties. (Each brother took his turn having a party.) They would send someone to invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5When they finished having their parties, Job would send for them in order to cleanse them from sin. He would get up early in the morning and sacrifice burnt offerings for each of them. Job thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job offered sacrifices for them all the time. 6One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the Lord, Satan the Accuser came along with them.
Read all of Job 1Job 1:4 word by word
וְהָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ וְעָשׂ֣וּ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה בֵּ֖ית אִ֣ישׁ יוֹמ֑וֹ וְשָׁלְח֗וּ וְקָרְאוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אַחְיֽוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִמָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and feastedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- and feastedמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
- housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- for their threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- sistersאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
- to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and to drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
Cross-references for Job 1:4
Commentaries on Job 1:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Feasted in their houses, every one his day - It is likely that a birthday festival is here intended. When the birthday of one arrived, he invited his brothers and sisters to feast with him; and each observed the same custom.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And his sons went and feasted in their houses - Dr. Good renders this, “and his sons went to hold a banquet house.” Tindal renders it, “made bankertea.” The Hebrew means, they went and made a “house-feast;” and the idea is, that they gave an entertainment in their dwellings, in the ordinary way in which such entertainments were made. The word used here (משׁתה mı̂shteh ) is derived from שׁתה shâthâh “to drink;” and then to drink together, to banquet…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22God and Satan agree to test Job, which causes his troubles and confirms his integrity (1:20–21; 2:10). None of the book's characters ever learn of this council in heaven.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. every one his day--namely, the birthday (Job 3:1). Implying the love and harmony of the members of the family, as contrasted with the ruin which soon broke up such a scene of happiness. The sisters are specified, as these feasts were not for revelry, which would be inconsistent with the presence of sisters. These latter were invited by the brothers, though they gave no invitations in return.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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