Job 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִ֠קְנֵהוּ
miqneh
H4735
cattle
שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
אַלְפֵי
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
צֹ֜אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אַלְפֵ֣י
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
גְמַלִּ֗ים
gâmâl
H1581
camel
וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
מֵא֤וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
צֶֽמֶד
tsemed
H6776
yoke
בָּקָר֙
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
מֵא֣וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת
ʼâthôwn
H860
donkey
וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה
ʻăbuddâh
H5657
service
רַבָּ֣ה
rab
H7227
many
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
גָּד֖וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
קֶֽדֶם
qedem
H6924
east
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World English Bible Public Domain
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his stock was 7,000 sheep and 3,000 camels and 500 pairs of oxen and 500 donkeys and a very large retinue. And that man was greater than all the sons of the East.
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