Job 1:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (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 men of the east.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    His substaunce was vij. M. shepe, iij.M. camels, v.C. yock of oxen, v.C. she asses, and a very greate housholde: so yt he was one of the most principall men amoge all them of the east countre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    His substance also was seuen thousande sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundreth yoke of oxen, and fiue hundreth shee asses, and his family was very great, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    His substaunce also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great householde: so that he was one of the most principall men among all them of the east countrey.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:25 : 25 I chose their way and sat as their chief; I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
  • Gen 12:16 : 16 He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
  • Judg 6:3 : 3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.
  • Judg 6:5 : 5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.
  • Judg 7:12 : 12 Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.
  • Judg 8:10 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.
  • 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
  • 2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep breeder. He used to send to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams as a tribute.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
  • 2 Chr 32:29 : 29 He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.
  • Job 29:9-9 : 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
  • Gen 13:6 : 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still alive, he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the land of the east.
  • Gen 29:1 : 1 Jacob lifted his feet and set out toward the land of the people of the east.
  • Gen 34:23 : 23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us."
  • Num 23:7 : 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'
  • Num 31:32-34 : 32 The remaining plunder, taken by the soldiers, included 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys,
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.
  • Gen 12:5 : 5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions that they had acquired, and the people they had gained in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

Similar Verses (AI)

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    43In this way, the man became exceedingly prosperous, and he had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

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    2He had seven sons and three daughters born to him.

  • Gen 26:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.

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  • Gen 24:35-36
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    35The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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  • Gen 32:14-15
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    73%

    14So he spent the night there, and from what he had with him, he prepared a gift for his brother Esau.

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  • Job 42:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

    13He also had seven sons and three daughters.

  • 1 Sam 25:2
    73%

    2There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • 2 Sam 12:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

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  • Gen 12:16
    71%

    16He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

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    2 verses
    71%

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    71%

    2Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

  • Gen 30:30
    70%

    30For you had little before I came, but now it has increased greatly. The LORD has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when can I provide for my own household?

  • 2 Chr 32:29
    68%

    29He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.

  • Eccl 2:7
    68%

    7I acquired male and female servants and had other servants born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem who had come before me.

  • Gen 28:3
    68%

    3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

  • Gen 31:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9So God has taken away your father’s livestock and given it to me.

    10During the mating season of the flock, I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

  • Gen 24:10
    68%

    10The servant took ten camels from his master’s herds and set out, taking with him all kinds of good gifts from his master. He went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

  • Ezra 2:67
    68%

    67four hundred thirty-five camels, and six thousand seven hundred twenty donkeys.

  • 1 Chr 5:9
    68%

    9To the east, he lived as far as the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

  • 1 Chr 5:21
    68%

    21They took away their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people as captives.

  • Job 1:17
    68%

    17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties, swept down on the camels, and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.'

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    68%

    23To his father, he sent ten donkeys loaded with the finest goods of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provisions for the journey.

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    68%

    4His sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

  • Gen 13:5
    67%

    5Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

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    67%

    18He drove all his livestock and all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

  • Num 31:44-45
    2 verses
    67%

    4436,000 cattle,

    4530,500 donkeys,

  • Num 31:33-34
    2 verses
    67%

    3372,000 cattle,

    3461,000 donkeys,

  • Gen 24:32
    66%

    32So the man went into the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were given to the camels, and water was provided to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

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    20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.