Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Holman Bible
His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
International Standard Version
His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man's stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East.
A Conservative Version
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-donkeys, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the sons of the east.
American Standard Version
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Amplified
He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia).
Bible in Basic English
And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.
Darby Translation
And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.
Julia Smith Translation
And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east.
King James 2000
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.
Modern King James verseion
And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
NET Bible
His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
New Heart English Bible
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
The Emphasized Bible
And his substance was - seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, - thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.
Webster
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
World English Bible
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Youngs Literal Translation
and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.
Themes
Domestic Donkeys » Formed a part of patriarchal wealth
Camels » A part of patriarchal wealth
Job » A man who lived in uz » Riches of
Topics
Interlinear
Sheba`
'eleph
אלף
'eleph
thousand, eleven hundred , variant, twelve hundred
Usage: 504
Tso'n
Shalowsh
Chamesh
חמשּׁה חמשׁ
Chamesh
five, fifteenth , fifteen , fifth, fifteen , variant
Usage: 343
me'ah
מאיה מאה
me'ah
hundred, eleven hundred , hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore , hundred times
Usage: 581
Baqar
M@`od
Rab
Gadowl
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Character And Greatness
2 This man had seven sons, and three daughters. 3 His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country. 4 And his sons went and made banquets - one day in one house, another day in another - and sent for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
Cross References
Job 29:25
When I agreed unto their way, I was the chief, and sat as a king among his servants; and when they were in heaviness, I was their comforter.
Judges 6:3
For when Israel had sown then came the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the east country upon them and pitched their tents against them,
Job 42:12
And the LORD made Job richer than he was before: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand asses.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, with all their goods which they had gotten, and souls which they had begotten in Haran. And they departed to go into the land of Canaan. And when they were come into the land of Canaan,
Genesis 12:16
which entreated Abram well for her sake, so that he had sheep, oxen and he-asses, men servants, maid servants, she-asses and camels.
Genesis 13:6
so that the land was not able to receive them that they might dwell together. For the substance of their riches was so great, that they could not dwell together.
Genesis 25:6
And unto the sons of his concubines he gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son - while he yet lived - eastward, unto the east country.
Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob lift up his feet, and went toward the east country.
Genesis 34:23
Their goods and their substance and all their cattle are ours, only let us consent unto them, that they may dwell with us."
Numbers 23:7
And he began his parable, and said, "Balak the king of Moab hath fetched me from Mesopotamia out of the mountains of the east saying, 'Come and curse me Jacob, come and defy me Israel.'
Numbers 31:32-34
And the booty, and the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy five thousand sheep;
Judges 6:5
for they came with their cattle and households even as grasshoppers in multitude: so that both they and also their camels were without number. And they entered the land to destroy it.
Judges 7:12
And the Midianites, the Amalekites, and all they of the east, lay along in the valley, like unto grasshoppers in multitude, and their camels were without number, even as the sand by the seaside in multitude.
Judges 8:10
Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their hosts with them, upon a fifteen thousand, which were all that were left of all the hosts of them of the east. And they that were slain were a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew swords.
1 Samuel 25:2
And there was a man in Maon whose cattle was in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mighty, and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
1 Kings 4:30
so that Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all them of the East country and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.
2 Kings 3:4
And Mesha king of Moab - which was rich of sheep, and was wont to render unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and as many rams, with the wool -
2 Chronicles 26:10
And he built towers in the wilderness and digged many wells. For he had much cattle, both in the valley and also in the plain; and plowmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved husbandry.
2 Chronicles 32:29
And he made him towns because he had cattle of sheep and oxen great abundance. For God had given him substance exceeding much.
Job 29:9-10
when the princes left of their talking, and laid their hand to their mouth;
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.