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for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Job had 7 sons and 3 daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters had been born to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He had seven sons and three daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And seven sons and three daughters are borne to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And seven sons and three daughters will be born to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there had been born to him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Seven sons and three daughters were born to him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And seven sons and three daughters were born unto him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Job's Character and Wealth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: way·yiw·wā·lə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">He had seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: wə·šā·lō·wōš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and three</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bā·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughters,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>and 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-2</a></span><br />When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">1 Samuel 1:8</a></span><br />“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">1 Chronicles 25:5</a></span><br />All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a></span><br />Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Genesis 46:27</a></span><br />And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5</a></span><br />The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">1 Chronicles 26:4-5</a></span><br />And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, / Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a></span><br />Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1</a></span><br />Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-29.htm">Mark 10:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a></span><br />This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.</p><p class="hdg">seven sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-13.htm">Job 13:13</a></b></br> Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what <i>will</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Esther 5:11</a></b></br> And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all <i>the things</i> wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Psalm 107:38</a></b></br> He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/3-3.htm">Born</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, as seen in the seven days of creation (Genesis 1) and the seven churches in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">Revelation 1:4</a>). This could imply that Job's family was seen as complete and blessed.<br><br>The number three, associated with the daughters, also holds symbolic meaning, often representing divine wholeness or the Trinity in Christian theology. This could suggest a sense of divine favor or completeness in Job's family structure.<br><br>In the cultural and historical context of the ancient Near East, having a large family, particularly many sons, was considered a sign of wealth and blessing. Sons were often seen as a source of strength and security, as they could work the land and protect the family. Daughters, while not holding the same societal status as sons, were also considered a blessing, contributing to the family's social and economic alliances through marriage.<br><br>The structure of Job's family can also be seen as a type or foreshadowing of restoration and blessing. At the end of the Book of Job, after his trials, Job is blessed with the same number of children, indicating a restoration of his fortunes and a reaffirmation of God's favor (<a href="/job/42-13.htm">Job 42:13</a>).<br><br>This verse sets the stage for understanding the magnitude of Job's initial blessings and the depth of his subsequent losses, which are central themes in the narrative. It also highlights the cultural importance of family and progeny in the biblical world, providing a backdrop for the trials and restoration that follow.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense faith and patience amidst suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_and_daughters.htm">Sons and Daughters</a></b><br>Job's children, numbering seven sons and three daughters, are a significant part of his wealth and blessing. In the cultural context, having many children was seen as a sign of divine favor and prosperity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It is a place of both prosperity and later, intense suffering for Job.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_family.htm">The Blessing of Family</a></b><br>In the biblical context, a large family was a sign of God's blessing. Today, we can view our families as gifts from God, entrusted to us for care and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_earthly_blessings.htm">The Fragility of Earthly Blessings</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that earthly blessings, such as family and wealth, are temporary and can be taken away. Our ultimate security should be in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_prosperity_and_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Prosperity and Adversity</a></b><br>Job's initial prosperity sets the stage for his later trials, teaching us the importance of remaining faithful to God in both good times and bad.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_children_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Children in God's Plan</a></b><br>Children are not only a blessing but also a responsibility. We are called to raise them in the knowledge and fear of the Lord, preparing them to fulfill their roles in God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_three_daughters_of_job.htm">Who were the three daughters of Job?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_god_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the sons of God in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job's_prosperity_historically_plausible.htm">Could Job’s remarkable prosperity and divine favor (Job 29:4–6) be historically or scientifically plausible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_42_10-17_address_moral_issues.htm">Why does the text (Job 42:10–17) fail to address the moral or scientific implications of Job receiving new children as though they replaced the ones he lost? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Seven sons and three daughters.</span>--The like number was restored to him after his probation (<a href="/job/42-13.htm" title="He had also seven sons and three daughters.">Job 42:13</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters</span>. The numbers three and seven, and their product, ten, are certainly sacred numbers, regarded as expressive of ideal perfection. But this does not prevent their being also historical. As Canon Cook observes, "Striking coincidences between outward facts and ideal numbers are not uncommon in the purely historical portions of Scripture" ('Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 20). There are <span class="accented">twelve</span> apostles, <span class="accented">seventy</span> (7 × 10) disciples sent out by our Lord, <span class="accented">seven</span> deacons, three synoptic Gospels, <span class="accented">twelve</span> minor prophets, seven princes of Persia and Media, ten sons of Haman, three of Noah, Gomer, Terah, Levi, and Zeruiah, <span class="accented">seven</span> of Japhet, Mizraim, Seir the Horite, Gad, and Jesse (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-13.htm">1 Chronicles 2:13-15</a>), <span class="accented">twelve</span> of Ishmael, <span class="accented">twelve</span> of Jacob, etc. Our Lord is <span class="accented">thirty</span> (3 x 10) years old when he begins to teach, and his ministry lasts <span class="accented">three</span> years; he heals <span class="accented">seven</span> lepers, casts out of Mary Magdalene <span class="accented">seven</span> devils, speaks upon the cross <span class="accented">seven</span> "words," bids Peter forgive his brother "<span class="accented">seventy</span> times seven," etc. It is thus not only in vision or in prophecy, or in symbolical language, that these "ideal numbers" come to the front far more frequently than ethers, but also in the most matter-of-fact histories. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He had seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and three</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·lō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughters,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/1-2.htm">Job 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/1-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:2 There were born to him seven sons (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>