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11 All his brothers, sisters, and acquaintances came to him and ate food with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him concerning all the disaster the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a qesitah[a] and a gold ring. 12 Then the Lord blessed Job’s latter days more than his former ones. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters.

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  1. Job 42:11 A monetary unit

11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(A) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(B) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

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  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.