¹⁰Then^q Yahweh returned Job’s fortune when he prayed to him on behalf of his friends. Thus^r Yahweh increased all that Job had twice as much as before.^s ¹¹So^t all his brothers and all his sisters and all those who had known him before^u came to him, and they ate bread^v with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster^w that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then^x each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one gave to him one ornamental ring of gold.

¹²So^y Yahweh blessed Job’s latter days more than his beginning. Thus he had^z fourteen thousand sheep and goats and six thousand camels and a thousand pair of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.

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Footnotes

qHebrew “And”
rHebrew “And”
sLiterally “all which for Job to twice”
tHebrew “And”
uLiterally “to faces”
vOr “food”
wOr “evil”
xHebrew “And”
yHebrew “And”
zLiterally “And it came to be for him,” or “And it was for him”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold.

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions. All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold earring.

So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned fourteen thousand sheep and goats, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! Then 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

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.

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