Job 1:2

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Job 1:2 - Amplified Bible

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

Job 1:2 - American Standard Version

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

Job 1:2 - Bible in Basic English

And he had seven sons and three daughters.

Job 1:2 - Darby Bible

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

Job 1:2 - English Standard Version

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Job 1:2 - King James Version

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

Job 1:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.

Job 1:2 - The Message

Job 1:2 - New American Standard Bible

Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

Job 1:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.

Job 1:2 - World English Bible

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Job 1:2 - Young's Living Translation

And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

Job 1:2 - Additional Comments

What do we know about Job?
- He was from Uz - we don't know the exact location of Uz.
- He was a man of God - he feared God
- He was a Gentile (for there was yet no Jewish nation)
- He was blameless and upright, avoiding evil - not perfect, but in view of God and man had a heart of integrity, honesty, loyalty
- He knew about God from tradition, for there was yet no written law
- He was married and had 10 children - 7 sons and 3 daughters
- He had a close family (vs 4)
- He cared about the spiritual health of his family (vs 5)
- He was wealthy (vs 3-4)
- He was highly esteemed among people, "the greatest of all the people in the East" (vs 3)

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