1.7 KiB
land of Uz
Possible locations are 1) a place in ancient Edom east of the Jordan River in modern western Jordan or 2) a place east of the Euphrates River in modern Iran. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
blameless and upright
The words "blameless" and "upright" share similar meanings and emphasize that Job was a righteous man. AT: "one who did what was right before God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
one who feared God
"one who honored God"
turned from evil
Here evil is spoken of as if it were a place that a person could avoid going to, instead of the doing of evil actions. AT: "refused to do evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
seven sons and three daughters
"7 sons and 3 daughters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
He possessed seven thousand sheep
"He had 7,000 sheep" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
three thousand camels
"3,000 camels" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
five hundred pairs of oxen
"500 pairs of oxen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
greatest
"the richest"
all the people of the East
The refers to places that were east of Canaan. AT: "all the people who live in lands that were east of Canaan" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)