Job 1:2

Job 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
• New International Version (NIV)He had seven sons and three daughters,
• English Standard Version (ESV)There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

Context of Job 1:2

1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. Now that man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had seven sons and three daughters 3and his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. That man was the greatest of all the people of the East. 4Now it was customary for his sons to hold a banquet, each on his own day in his own house. They would send to invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Job 1:2 word by word

וַיִּוָּ֥לְדוּ ל֛וֹ שִׁבְעָ֥ה בָנִ֖ים וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ בָּנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• unto him sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Job 1:2

• Job 13:13Be silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may.
• Esther 5:11Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and how the king had promoted him and exalted him above the other officials and servants of the king.
• Psalms 107:38He blesses them, they multiply greatly, and He does not let their herds diminish,
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai —the fruit of the womb is a reward.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house. Your children will be like olive saplings around your table.

Commentaries on Job 1:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters - The same number was given to him again after these were lost, and his severe trials had been endured; see Job 42:13. Of his second family the names of the daughters are mentioned, Job 42:14. Of his first, it is remarkable that neither the names of his wife, his sons nor his daughters are recorded. The Chaldee, however, on what authority is unknown, says that the name of his wife was דינה…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3God gave Job prosperity with many sons, daughters, cattle and other domestic animals, and servants (compare Genesis 30:43; Deuteronomy 7:13; Psalm 107:38). Numbers like seven and three (and 7,000 and 3,000) show the full extent of God's blessings for Job (see Job 42:13; also see Psalms 127:3–5; 128:3). Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East: The numbers describing Job’s wealth might not be exact, but they are realistic for a wealthy man of…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Consider
• Eschew
• Feast
• Naked
• Naught
• Present
• Substance
• Upright
• Agriculture

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