Job 1:3

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Job 1:3


← Job 1:2 Job 1:3 (KJV) Job 1:4 →
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
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.
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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

His substanceH4735 also was sevenH7651 thousandH505 sheepH6629, and threeH7969 thousandH505 camelsH1581, and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 yokeH6776 of oxenH1241, and fiveH2568 hundredH3967 she assesH860, and a veryH3966 greatH7227 householdH5657; so that this manH376 was the greatestH1419 of all the menH1121 of the eastH6924.


Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי מִקְנֵהוּ שִׁבְעַת אַלְפֵי־צֹאן וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי גְמַלִּים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹות צֶמֶד־בָּקָר וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹות אֲתֹונֹות וַעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה מְאֹד וַיְהִי הָאִישׁ הַהוּא גָּדֹול מִכָּל־בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֣י
va/y.Hi H1961 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it was
מִ֠קְנֵ/הוּ
Mik.ne./hu H4735 HNcmsc/Sp3ms livestock/ his
שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת
shiv.'At H7651 HAcmsc seven
אַלְפֵי
'al.fei- H505 HAcbpc thousand(s)
צֹ֜אן
tzon H6629 HNcbsa sheep
וּ/שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת
u./she.Lo.shet H7969 HC/Acmsc and/ three
אַלְפֵ֣י
'al.Fei H505 HAcbpc thousand(s)
גְמַלִּ֗ים
ge.ma.Lim H1581 HNcmpa camels
וַ/חֲמֵ֨שׁ
va./cha.Mesh H2568 HC/Acfsa and/ five
מֵא֤וֹת
me.'ot H3967 HAcbpa hundred(s)
צֶֽמֶד
tze.med- H6776 HNcmsc pair(s) of
בָּקָר֙
ba.Kar H1241 HNcbsa ox(en)
וַ/חֲמֵ֣שׁ
va./cha.Mesh H2568 HC/Acfsa and/ five
מֵא֣וֹת
me.'ot H3967 HAcbpa hundred(s)
אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת
'a.to.Not H860 HNcfpa female donkeys
וַ/עֲבֻדָּ֖ה
va./'a.vu.Dah H5657 HC/Ncfsa and/ service
רַבָּ֣ה
ra.Bah H7227 HAafsa much
מְאֹ֑ד
me.'Od H3966 HD very
וַ/יְהִי֙
va/y.Hi H1961 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he was
הָ/אִ֣ישׁ
ha./'Ish H376 HTd/Ncmsa the/ man
הַ/ה֔וּא
ha./Hu' H1931 HTd/Pp3ms (the)/ that
גָּד֖וֹל
ga.Dol H1419 HAamsa great
מִ/כָּל
mi./kol H3605 HR/Ncmsc more than/ all
בְּנֵי
be.nei- H1121 HNcmpc (the) people of
קֶֽדֶם
Ke.dem H6924 HNcmsa (the) east
Strong's References
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  • H860 — אָתוֹן (ʼâthôwn, aw-thone'): probably from the same as אֵיתָן (ʼêythân) H386 (in the sense of patience); a female donkey (from its docility); (she) ass.
  • H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  • H1241 — בָּקָר (bâqâr, baw-kawr'): from בָּקַר (bâqar) H1239; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd; beeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.
  • H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  • H1581 — גָּמָל (gâmâl, gaw-mawl'): apparently from גָּמַל (gâmal) H1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel; camel.
  • H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה (chămishshâh); a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
  • H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד (ʼûwd) H181; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
  • H3967 — מֵאָה (mêʼâh, may-aw'): or מֵאיָה (mêʼyâh); properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
  • H4735 — מִקְנֶה (miqneh, mik-neh'): from קָנָה (qânâh) H7069; something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition; cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.
  • H5657 — עֲבֻדָּה (ʻăbuddâh, ab-ood-daw'): passive participle of עָבַד (ʻâbad) H5647; something wrought, i.e. (concretely) service; household, store of servants.
  • H6629 — צֹאן (tsôʼn, tsone): or צאוֹן (tsʼôwn); (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).
  • H6776 — צֶמֶד (tsemed, tseh'-med): a yoke or team (i.e. pair); hence, an acre (i.e. day's task for a yoke of cattle to plough); acre, couple, [idiom] together, two (donkeys), yoke (of oxen).
  • H6924 — קֶדֶם (qedem, keh'-dem): or קֵדְמָה (qêdᵉmâh); from קָדַם (qâdam) H6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה (qidmâh) H6926.
  • H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
  • H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה (shibʻâh)); from שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) H7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה (shibʻânâh) H7658.
  • H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ (shâlôsh); masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה (shᵉlôwshâh); or שְׁלֹשָׁה (shᵉlôshâh); a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh) H7991.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא (hîyʼ); a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
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