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He was the greatest man among all the people of the East. <a href="/nlt/job/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area. <a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. <a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/job/1.htm">King James Bible</a> His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. <a href="/nkjv/job/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East. <a href="/nasb_/job/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east. <a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pairs of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the sons of the east. <a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia). <a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> His estate included seven thousand sheep and goats, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east. <a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> His estate included 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 among all the people of the east. <a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. <a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pair of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East. <a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. <a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East. <a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East. <a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man's stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East. <a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a> His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east. <a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. <a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. <a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a> His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very abundant service; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east. <a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east. <a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceeding great: and this man was great among all the people of the east. <a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east. <a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a> and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very large household, so that he was greater than anyone in the East. <a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and very many servants; so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> His substance was seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels and five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred she-asses and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East. <a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, five hundred yokes of oxen, five hundred she donkeys and a very great and valuable estate, and the man was the greatest of all the sons of the East.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. <a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was most noble of the men of the east. <a href="/parallel/job/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=12" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Job's Character and Wealth</a> …2He had seven sons and three daughters, 3<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and he owned</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">7,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’al·p̄ê- (Number-mpc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣōn (N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lō·šeṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">3,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’al·p̄ê (Number-mpc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: ḡə·mal·lîm (N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">camels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">500</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6776.htm" title="6776: ṣe·meḏ- (N-msc) -- A couple, pair. A yoke or team; hence, an acre.">yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">of oxen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">500</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/860.htm" title="860: ’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A female donkey. Probably from the same as 'eythan; a female donkey.">female donkeys,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">and a very</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bāh (Adj-fs) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">large number of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5657.htm" title="5657: wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Service. Passive participle of abad; something wrought, i.e. service.">servants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Job was the</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">greatest</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qe·ḏem (N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">of the East.</a> 4Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a> And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. <a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23-25</a> So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. / The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. / Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-22.htm">2 Chronicles 9:22-24</a> So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. / All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. / Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. <a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12-14</a> Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, / and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. / He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a> Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-28.htm">1 Chronicles 29:28</a> He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place. <a href="/psalms/112-3.htm">Psalm 112:3</a> Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:7-9</a> I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me, / and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines. / So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me. <a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a> “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">2 Chronicles 32:27-29</a> Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles. / He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks. / He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth. <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a> Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” <a href="/mark/10-23.htm">Mark 10:23-25</a> Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” / And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! / It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” <a href="/luke/18-24.htm">Luke 18:24-25</a> Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! / Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a> Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a> But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.substance.<a href="/genesis/12-5.htm">Genesis 12:5</a> And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.<a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Genesis 13:6</a> And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.<a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Genesis 34:23</a> Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.seven.<a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a> So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a> And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.<a href="/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32-34</a> And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, … household.<a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">2 Chronicles 26:10</a> Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.greatest.<a href="/job/29-9.htm">Job 29:9,10,25</a> The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth… men.<a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a> And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;<a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a> And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.<a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10</a> Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.of the east.<a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Genesis 25:6</a> But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.<a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1</a> Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.<a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Numbers 23:7</a> And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">East</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Female</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Five</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Greatest</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Household</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/1-2.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-30.htm">She-Asses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/job/1-2.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/1-14.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/job/1-17.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/job/15-2.htm">East</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Female</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm">Five</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/137-6.htm">Greatest</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Household</a> <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">She-Asses</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/9-3.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Three</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div>1. <a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a> 6. <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a> 13. <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</a> </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 7,000 signifies immense wealth and prosperity. In biblical numerology, seven often represents completeness or perfection, suggesting Job's wealth was divinely blessed.3,000 camels Camels were valuable for long-distance trade and transport, indicating Job's involvement in extensive commercial activities. This number highlights his significant economic influence and connections across regions, possibly extending to trade routes like the Silk Road.500 yoke of oxen A yoke typically consists of two oxen, so 500 yoke implies 1,000 oxen. Oxen were essential for plowing and agriculture, underscoring Job's vast agricultural enterprises. This detail reflects his ability to sustain large-scale farming operations.500 female donkeys Female donkeys were prized for their milk and breeding capabilities. The mention of 500 indicates Job's wealth in livestock and his capacity to produce and sustain a large workforce, as donkeys were also used for transportation and labor.and a very large number of servants The large number of servants suggests Job's status as a patriarchal figure with significant social and economic responsibilities. This detail emphasizes his role as a leader and provider, reflecting the societal structure of the time where wealth was often measured by the number of dependents one could support.Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East This phrase highlights Job's preeminence in terms of wealth, influence, and possibly wisdom. "The East" refers to regions east of Israel, possibly including areas like Edom or Arabia. Job's greatness is not only in material wealth but also in his reputation and moral standing, setting the stage for the trials that test his character and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a> 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 wealth and later, his profound suffering and faith. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_east.htm">The East</a> Refers to the region east of Israel, often associated with wisdom and wealth in biblical times. Job's status as the greatest man in this area highlights his prominence and influence. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sheep,_camels,_oxen,_donkeys.htm">Sheep, Camels, Oxen, Donkeys</a> These animals represent Job's wealth and economic power. In ancient times, livestock was a primary measure of wealth and social status. 4. <a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a> The large number of servants indicates Job's significant household and his role as a leader and provider. 5. <a href="/topical/w/wealth_and_status.htm">Wealth and Status</a> Job's possessions and status as the greatest man in the East set the stage for understanding the magnitude of his later losses and the depth of his faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_wealth.htm">Understanding True Wealth</a> Job's wealth was immense, yet his true richness lay in his character and faith. Material wealth is fleeting, but spiritual wealth endures. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a> Job's management of his resources and servants reflects the biblical principle of stewardship. We are called to manage our resources wisely and justly. <a href="/topical/t/the_test_of_prosperity.htm">The Test of Prosperity</a> Prosperity can be a test of character. Job's faithfulness amidst wealth challenges us to remain humble and God-fearing regardless of our material status. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_trials.htm">Preparation for Trials</a> Job's initial prosperity sets the stage for his trials. Our spiritual preparation in times of abundance can fortify us for future challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_job_17__historical_or_allegory.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to support the events in Job 17, or does it appear solely allegorical? </a> <a href="/q/are_wealth_and_fame_suitable_for_christians.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a> <a href="/q/when_did_job_live.htm">What was Job's time period of existence?</a> <a href="/q/is_being_wealthy_considered_sinful.htm">Is being wealthy considered sinful?</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>(3) The men of the east.--This term is indefinite with regard to the three districts above mentioned, and might include them all. The Arabs still call the Hauran, or the district east of Jordan, the land of Job. It is said to be a lovely and fertile region, fulfilling the conditions of the poem.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - His substance also; literally, his acquisition (from קָנָה, acquirere), but used of wealth generally. Seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses. Note, first of all, the absence of horses or mules from this list - an indication of high antiquity. Horses were not known in Egypt till the time of the shepherd-kings (about B.C. 1900-1650), who introduced them from Asia. None are given to Abraham by the Pharaoh contemporary with him (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>). We hear of none as possessed by the patriarchs in Palestine; and, on the whole, it is not probable that they had been known in Western Asia very long before their introduction into Egypt. They are natives of Central Asia, where they are still found wild, and passed gradually by exportation to the more southern regions, Armenia, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Arabia. Note, secondly, that the items of Job's wealth accord with those of Abraham's (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>). Thirdly, note that Job's wealth in cattle is not beyond credibility. An Egyptian lord of the time of the fourth dynasty relates that he possessed above 1000 oxen and cows, 974 sheep, 2,235 goals, and 760 asses (Rawlinson's 'Egypt,' vol. 2. p. 88). Further, the proportion of the camels is noticeable, and implies a residence on the borders of the desert (see the comment on ver. 1). and a very great household; literally, and a very great service, or retinue of servants. Oriental emirs and sheikhs consider it necessary for their dignity to maintain a number of attendants and retainers (except, perhaps, in feudal times) quite unknown to the West. Abraham had three hundred and eighteen trained servants, born in his house (<a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Genesis 14:14</a>). Egyptian households were "full of domestics," comprising attendants of all kinds - grooms, artisans, clerks, musicians, messengers, and the like. A sheikh, situated as Job was, would also require a certain number of guards, while for his cattle he would need a large body of shepherds, ox-herds, and the like (see Birch's 'Egypt from the Earliest Times,' p. 44). So that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. The Beney Kedem, or "men of the east," literally, sons of the east, seems to include the entire population between Palestine and the Euphrates (<a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1</a>; <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a>; <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a>; <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28</a>, etc.). Many tribes of Arabs are similarly designated at the present day, e.g. the Beni Harb, the Beni Suhr, the Bani Naim, the Bani Lain, etc. It would seem that the Phoenicians must have called themselves Beni Kedem when they settled in Greece, since the Greeks knew them as "Cadmeisns," and made them descendants of a mythic "Cadreus' (Herod., 5:57-59). The name "Saracens" is to some extent analogous, since it means "Men of the morning." <a href="/commentaries/job/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and he owned מִ֠קְנֵהוּ (miq·nê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition 7,000 שִֽׁבְעַ֨ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number sheep, צֹ֜אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock 3,000 וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת (ū·šə·lō·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice camels, גְמַלִּ֗ים (ḡə·mal·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> A camel 500 וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ (wa·ḥă·mêš) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five yoke צֶֽמֶד־ (ṣe·meḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6776.htm">Strong's 6776: </a> A couple, pair of oxen, בָּקָר֙ (bā·qār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> Beef cattle, ox, a herd 500 וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ (wa·ḥă·mêš) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five female donkeys, אֲתוֹנ֔וֹת (’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_860.htm">Strong's 860: </a> A female donkey and a very מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily large number of רַבָּ֣ה (rab·bāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great servants. וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה (wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5657.htm">Strong's 5657: </a> Something wrought, service Job was וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are greatest גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent man הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of the east. קֶֽדֶם׃ (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> The front, of place, time <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:4" /></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>