Job
Job 1:3
3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he owned | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 7,000 | שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| sheep | צֹ֜אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| 3,000 | וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת | ū·šə·lō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| camels | גְמַלִּ֗ים | ḡə·mal·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| 500 | וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ | wa·ḥă·mêš | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| yoke | צֶֽמֶד־ | ṣe·meḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6776 couple, pair |
| of oxen | בָּקָר֙ | bā·qār | Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| 500 | וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ | wa·ḥă·mêš | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| female donkeys | אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת | ’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
| and a very | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| large number of | רַבָּ֣ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| servants | וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה | wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5657 service |
| the | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| greatest | גָּד֖וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| man | הָאִ֣ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the East | קֶֽדֶם׃ | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 42:12 · Judges 6:3 · Proverbs 10:22 · 1 Kings 4:30 · Job 29:25 · Numbers 23:7 · Genesis 12:16 · Genesis 12:5 · Genesis 29:1 · Job 29:9–10 · Genesis 13:6 · 1 Samuel 25:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.