²Now there was a man in Maon, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich and owned^a three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Now^b the shearing of his sheep was taking place in Carmel.

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aLiterally “there were for him”
bLiterally “And it happened”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with three thousand sheep and one thousand goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

NLTNew Living Translation

There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

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