Job 1:2-4

Amplified Bible

²Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. ³He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia). ⁴His sons used to go [in turn] and feast in the house of each one on his ^[a]day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.^(A)

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Footnotes

Job 1:4 Lit house of each man his day. It has been inferred by some that his refers to Job, and that his day was Job’s birthday or some other special occasion for him. But the Hebrew wording indicates instead that his refers to each of the brothers in turn, and since there were seven of them, it follows that they held a banquet every day of the week, rotating from house to house, as is also indicated in v 5. This is evidence both of the brothers’ prosperity and the close relationship they maintained with one another.

Job 1:2-4

New International Version

²He had seven sons^(A) and three daughters,^(B) ³and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,^(C) and had a large number of servants.^(D) He was the greatest man^(E) among all the people of the East.^(F)