Job 42:12

Job 42:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

Context of Job 42:12

10When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! 11Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring. So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters. 14He named his first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.

Job 42:12 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֗ה בֵּרַ֛ךְ אֶת־אַחֲרִ֥ית אִיּ֖וֹב מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי־ל֡וֹ אַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר אֶ֜לֶף צֹ֗אן וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ גְּמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶֽלֶף־צֶ֥מֶד בָּקָ֖ר וְאֶ֥לֶף אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the latter endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• of Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• more than his beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• for he had fourteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• for he had fourteenאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• yokeצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• of oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• she assesאָתוֹן'âthôn · she-assH860

Cross-references for Job 42:12

• Deuteronomy 8:16He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
• James 5:11We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.
• Job 1:3He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
• Genesis 24:35“And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
• Genesis 26:12When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him.
• Psalms 107:38How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
• Psalms 144:13May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,

Commentaries on Job 42:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The Lord blessed the latter end of Job - Was it not in consequence of his friends bringing him a lamb, sheep, or other kind of cattle, and the quantity of gold mentioned, that his stock of sheep was increased so speedily to 14,000, his camels to 6000, his oxen to 2000, and his she-asses to 1000? Mr. Heath takes the story of the conduct of Job's friends by the worst handle; see Job 42:11. Is it not likely that they themselves were the cause of his sudden…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job - To wit, by giving him double what he had possessed before his calamities came upon him; see Job 42:10. For he had fourteen thousand sheep … - The possessions which are here enumerated are in each instance just twice as much as he possessed in the early part of his life. In regard to their value, and the rank in society which they indicated, see the notes at Job 1:3. The only thing which is omitted here, and…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. 12When God blessed Job, it ironically fulfilled Bildad’s promise (8:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Probably by degrees, not all at once.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 42:12

• Blessing
• Job
• Prayer

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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