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Job 1:2

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1:2Seven9 sons and three daughters were born to him.10

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Footnotes

  1. 9 The numbers used in the chapter, seven, three, and five, carry the symbolism in the Bible of perfection and completeness (see J. J. Davis, Biblical Numerology). Job’s “seven sons” are listed first because in the East sons were considered more valuable than daughters (recall Ruth, who is “better than seven sons” [Ruth 4:15]).
  2. 10 The verb begins the sentence: “and there were born.” This use of the preterite with vav (ו) consecutive, especially after the verb הָיָה (hayah, “to be”), is explanatory: there was a man … and there was born to him …” ( §33.2.2b).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He had seven sons and three daughters,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He had seven sons and three daughters.

NLTNew Living Translation

He had seven sons and three daughters.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.