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and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very large household, so that he was greater than anyone in the East.[a] His sons used to take turns giving feasts, sending invitations to their three sisters to eat and drink with them. And when each feast had run its course, Job would send for them and sanctify them, rising early and offering sacrifices for every one of them. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed[b] God in their hearts.” Job did this habitually.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 The East: that is, east of Palestine.
  2. 1:5 Cursed: lit., “blessed.” So also in v. 11; 2:5, 9.