New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 1:1-5
1There was a manH376 in the 1landH776 of UzH5780 whose nameH8034 was 2JobH347; and that manH376 was 3blamelessH8535, uprightH3477, 4fearingH3372 GodH430 and 5turningH5493 awayH5493 from evilH7451. 26SevenH7651 sonsH1121 and threeH7969 daughtersH1323 were bornH3205 to him. 37His possessionsH4735 were sevenH7651 thousandH505 sheepH6629, threeH7969 thousandH505 camelsH1581, fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yokeH6776 of oxenH1241, fiveH2568 hundredH3967 femaleH860 donkeysH860, and veryH3966 manyH7227 servantsH5657; and that manH376 was 8the greatestH1419 of allH3605 the 9menH1121 of the eastH6924. 4His sonsH1121 used to goH1980 and holdH6213 a feastH4960 in the houseH1004 of eachH376 oneH376 on his dayH3117, and they would sendH7971 word and inviteH7121 their threeH7969 sistersH269 to eatH398 and drinkH8354 with them. 5WhenH3588 the daysH3117 of feastingH4960 had completedH5362 their cycleH5362, JobH347 would sendH7971 word to them and consecrateH6942 them, gettingH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and offeringH5927 10burntH5930 offeringsH5930 according to the numberH4557 of them allH3605; for JobH347 saidH559, “11PerhapsH194 my sonsH1121 have sinnedH2398 and 12cursedH1288 GodH430 in their heartsH3824.” JobH347 didH6213 soH3602 continuallyH3605H3117.
Notes
- 1. Job 1:1 Jer 25:20; Lam 4:21 ↩
- 2. Job 1:1 Ezek 14:14, 20; James 5:11 ↩
- 3. Job 1:1 Gen 6:9; 17:1; Deut 18:13 ↩
- 4. Job 1:1 Gen 22:12; 42:18; Ex 18:21; Prov 8:13 ↩
- 5. Job 1:1 Job 28:28 ↩
- 6. Job 1:2 Job 42:13 ↩
- 7. Job 1:3 Job 42:12 ↩
- 8. Job 1:3 Job 29:25 ↩
- 9. Job 1:3 Lit sons ↩
- 10. Job 1:5 Gen 8:20; Job 42:8 ↩
- 11. Job 1:5 Job 8:4 ↩
- 12. Job 1:5 1 Kin 21:10, 13 ↩
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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