New English Translation
Job 42:15
15Nowhere in all the land could women be found who were as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance alongside their brothers.
Job 42:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
- New International Version (NIV)Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
Context of Job 42:15
13And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-Happuch. Nowhere in all the land could women be found who were as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance alongside their brothers. 16After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17And so Job died, old and full of days.
Read all of Job 42Job 42:15 word by word
וְלֹ֨א נִמְצָ֜א נָשִׁ֥ים יָפ֛וֹת כִּבְנ֥וֹת אִיּ֖וֹב בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם אֲבִיהֶ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- were no womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
- as the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
- and their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
Cross-references for Job 42:15
- Psalms 144:12Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.
- Acts 7:20At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. For three months he was brought up in his father’s house,
- Numbers 27:7“The daughters of Zelophehad have a valid claim. You must indeed give them possession of an inheritance among their father’s relatives, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them.
- Joshua 15:18One time Acsah came and charmed her father so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
- Joshua 18:4Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.
Commentaries on Job 42:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Gave them inheritance among their brethren - This seems to refer to the history of the daughters of Zelophehad, given Numbers 28:1-8, who appear to have been the first who were allowed an inheritance among their brethren.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And their father gave them inheritance among their brethren - This is mentioned as a proof of his special regard, and is also recorded because it was not common. Among the Hebrews the daughter inherited only in the case where there was no son, Numbers 27:8. The property was divided equally among the sons, with the exception that the oldest received a double portion; see Jahn‘s “Bib. Arch.” section 168. This custom, prevailing still extensively in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 In the beginning of this book we had Job's patience under his troubles, for an example; here, for our encouragement to follow that example, we have his happy end. His troubles began in Satan's malice, which God restrained; his restoration began in God's mercy, which Satan could not oppose. Mercy did not return when Job was disputing with his friends, but when he was praying for them. God is served and pleased with our warm devotions, not with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers: Daughters usually inherited only if there were no male children (Numbers 27; 36). Perhaps Job's unusual action indicated his great wealth. Only a rich man could give some wealth to the families into which his daughters would marry.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. inheritance among ... brethren--An unusual favor in the East to daughters, who, in the Jewish law, only inherited, if there were no sons (Nu 27:8), a proof of wealth and unanimity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 42
- 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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