He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.
Parallel translations
- WEB He had also seven sons and three daughters.
- KJV He had also seven sons and three daughters.
- BSB And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
- NKJV He also had seven sons and three daughters.
- NASB He also had seven sons and three daughters.
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Quick answer
Job is given seven sons and three daughters, restoring the number of children he had lost. New life follows his season of grief.
Overview
God grants Job ten children again, the same number he had before, signaling the renewal of his family. Unlike his possessions, his children are not doubled, a tender detail many have noted, since the children lost were not erased but await him beyond this life. The gift of new sons and daughters marks God's restoration of joy and hope after deep loss.
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Cross-references · 4
- Job 1:2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
- Ps 107:41Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
- Ps 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Isa 49:20The children of your bereavement will say in your ears, ‘This place is too small for me. Give me a place to live in.’
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