Job 1:4

Job’s Character and Wealth · Job 1:1–5
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Translations

Modern
Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Traditional
And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
Literal
And his sons would go and make a feast at the house of each man in his day, and they would send and call to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
Latin
Et ibant filii ejus, et faciebant convivium per domos, unusquisque in die suo. Et mittentes vocabant tres sorores suas, ut comederent et biberent cum eis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Notes

God and Satan agree to test Job, which causes his troubles and confirms his integrity (1:20–21; 2:10). None of the book's characters ever learn of this council in heaven.

Theme notes and profiles

Satan

Events

Parallels

James 5:7–12

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Celebrating Birthdays Entertainments: Given by the Guests in Return Time: Computed by Days