Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were completed, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my so

New American Standard Bible

When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

King James Version

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Holman Bible

Whenever a round of banqueting was over, Job would send for his children and purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought: Perhaps my children have sinned, having cursed God in their hearts. This was Job’s regular practice.

International Standard Version

When their time of feasting had concluded, Job would rise early in the morning to send for them and consecrate them to God. He would offer a burnt offering for each one, because Job thought, "Perhaps my children sinned by cursing God in their hearts." Job did this time and again.

American Standard Version

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Amplified

When the days of their feasting were over, Job would send [for them] and consecrate them, rising early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this at all [such] times.

Bible in Basic English

And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

Darby Translation

And it was so, when the days of the feasting were gone about, that Job sent and hallowed them; and he rose up early in the morning, and offered up burnt-offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be that the days of drinking went round, and Job will send and consecrate them, and he rose early in the morning and brought up burnt-offerings for the number of them all: for Job said, Perhaps my sons sinned, and blessed God in their hearts. Thus did Job all the days.

King James 2000

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were finished, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Then when} the days of the feast had run their course, {Job would send}, and he would sanctify them. Thus he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings [according to] the number of all of them, because Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and {cursed} God in their heart." This is what Job used to do {all the time}.

Modern King James verseion

And when they had gone around the day of feasting, Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. So Job did always.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

NET Bible

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice.

New Heart English Bible

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.

The Emphasized Bible

And so it was, when the days of the banquet came round, that Job sent and hallowed them, and rising early in the morning offered ascending-sacrifices according to the number of them all; for Job said, Peradventure my sons have sinned, and have cursed God in their hearts. Thus and thus, was Job wont to do all the days.

Webster

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were ended, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

World English Bible

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.

Youngs Literal Translation

and it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings -- the number of them all -- for Job said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it was so, when the days
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

משׁתּה 
Mishteh 
Usage: 46

נקף 
Naqaph 
Usage: 19

איּוב 
'Iyowb 
Job
Usage: 17

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

them, and rose up early
שׁכם 
Shakam 
Usage: 65

in the morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

and offered
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

עולה עלה 
`olah 
Usage: 288

according to the number
מספּר 
Micpar 
Usage: 132

איּוב 
'Iyowb 
Job
Usage: 17

It may be
אלי אוּלי 
'uwlay 
Usage: 45

and cursed
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

Job
איּוב 
'Iyowb 
Job
Usage: 17

References

Context Readings

Job's Character And Greatness

4 And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day, and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were completed, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my so 6 Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

Cross References

Genesis 8:20

And Noah built an altar to LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Job 42:8

Now therefore, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams. And go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for him I will accept, that I not deal with you after your fol

1 Kings 21:10

And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou cursed God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

1 Kings 21:13

And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. And the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth cursed God and the king. Then they carried him forth o

1 Samuel 16:5

And he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

Genesis 6:5

And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 22:3

And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 35:2-3

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments.

Exodus 18:12

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God. And Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

Exodus 19:10

And LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,

Exodus 24:5

And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen to LORD.

Leviticus 1:3-6

If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish. He shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before LORD.

Leviticus 24:10-16

And the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the sons of Israel. And the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp,

1 Kings 18:31

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.

Nehemiah 12:30

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

Job 1:11

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 2:9

Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.

Job 8:4

If thy sons have sinned against him, and he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression,

Job 27:10

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?

Job 41:25

When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid. Because of consternation they are beside themselves.

Psalm 5:3

O LORD, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever thy hand finds to do, do with thy might, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where thou go.

Jeremiah 17:9-10

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

Mark 7:21-23

For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

Luke 1:75

in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.

Luke 18:7

And God, will he, no, not do the vengeance of his chosen who cry out to him day and night, and yet being patient toward them?

John 11:55

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the countryside before the Passover, so that they might purify themselves.

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore from this thine evil, and beg God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart will be forgiven thee.

Acts 21:26

Then Paul, having taken the men on the following day, having been purified with them, entered into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for each one of them.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not judge anything before time, until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make public the deliberations of the hearts. And then praise will come to each man from God.

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.

Ephesians 6:18

praying through every prayer and entreaty at every time in spirit, and being alert in this same thing in all perseverance and entreaty for all the sanctified,

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