Job 42:13-16
New English Translation
13 And he also had seven sons[a] and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah,[b] the second Keziah,[c] and the third Keren-Happuch.[d] 15 Nowhere in all the land could women be found who were as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance alongside their brothers.
16 After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
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- Job 42:13 tn The word for “seven” is spelled in an unusual way. From this some have thought it means “twice seven,” or fourteen sons. Several commentators take this view, but it is probably not warranted.
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Jemimah means “dove.”
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Keziah means “cassia.”
- Job 42:14 sn The Hebrew name Keren-Happuch means “horn of eye-paint.”
Job 42:13-16
New International Version
13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.
16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
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