Job
Job 42:12
12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| blessed | בֵּרַ֛ךְ | bê·raḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| Job’s | אִיּ֖וֹב | ’î·yō·wḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H347 Job |
| latter | אַחֲרִ֥ית | ’a·ḥă·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H319 after-part, end |
| more than his first | מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ | mê·rê·ši·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7225 beginning, chief |
| He owned | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 14,000 | אַרְבָּעָה֩ | ’ar·bā·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H702 four |
| sheep | צֹ֗אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| 6,000 | וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת | wə·šê·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H8337 six |
| camels | גְּמַלִּ֔ים | gə·mal·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| 1,000 | וְאֶֽלֶף־ | wə·’e·lep̄- | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H505 thousand |
| yoke | צֶ֥מֶד | ṣe·meḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H6776 couple, pair |
| of oxen | בָּקָ֖ר | bā·qār | Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and 1,000 | וְאֶ֥לֶף | wə·’e·lep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H505 thousand |
| female donkeys | אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃ | ’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 8:7 · Ecclesiastes 7:8 · Proverbs 10:22 · Psalm 144:13–15 · Genesis 24:35 · Genesis 26:12–14 · Job 1:3 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Psalm 107:38 · James 5:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.