Job 1:4 Parallel Translations

His sons used to go to each other's homes, where they would have parties. (Each brother took his turn having a party.) They would send someone to invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

ASV:

And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

BBE:

His sons regularly went to one another's houses, and every one on his day gave a feast: and at these times they sent for their three sisters to take part in their feasts with them.

DBY:

And his sons went and made a feast in the house of each one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

ERV:

And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

JPS:

And his sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

WBS:

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

WEB:

His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

YLT:

And his sons have gone and made a banquet -- the house of each in his day -- and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them;

Job 1:4 Cross References

XREF:

Job 1:3 His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Job 1:5 When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, "Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

1:4 Feasted - To testify and maintain their brotherly love. His day - Each his appointed day, perhaps his birth - day, or the first day of the month.

MHC:

1:1-5 Job was prosperous, and yet pious. Though it is hard and rare, it is not impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. By God's grace the temptations of worldly wealth may be overcome. The account of Job's piety and prosperity comes before the history of his great afflictions, showing that neither will secure from troubles. While Job beheld the harmony and comforts of his sons with satisfaction, his knowledge of the human heart made him fearful for them. He sent and sanctified them, reminding them to examine themselves, to confess their sins, to seek forgiveness; and as one who hoped for acceptance with God through the promised Saviour, he offered a burnt-offering for each. We perceive his care for their souls, his knowledge of the sinful state of man, his entire dependence on God's mercy in the way he had appointed.

CONC:

Another's Banquet Birthday Drink Eat Feast Feasted Feasts Held Hold Holding Homes Houses Invite Invited Regularly Sisters Sons Turns

Banquet Birthday Drink Eat Feast Feasted Feasts Held Hold Holding House Houses Invite Invited Part Regularly Sisters Three Times Turns Used

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