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11 So[a] all his brothers and all his sisters and all those who had known him before[b] came to him, and they ate bread[c] with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster[d] that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then[e] each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one gave to him one ornamental ring of gold.

12 So[f] Yahweh blessed Job’s latter days more than his beginning. Thus he had[g] fourteen thousand sheep and goats and six thousand camels and a thousand pair of oxen and a thousand female donkeys. 13 And he had[h] seven sons and three daughters.

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  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 42:11 Literally “to faces”
  3. Job 42:11 Or “food”
  4. Job 42:11 Or “evil”
  5. Job 42:11 Hebrew “And”
  6. Job 42:12 Hebrew “And”
  7. Job 42:12 Literally “And it came to be for him,” or “And it was for him”
  8. Job 42:13 Literally “And it came to be for him,” or “And it was for him”

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.