Job 1:4
“And his sonnes went and feasted in their houses, euery one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters, to eate and to drinke with them.”
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Job 1:4 Context
2And there were borne vnto him seuen sonnes, and three daughters. 3His substance also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great houshold; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East. 4And his sonnes went and feasted in their houses, euery one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters, to eate and to drinke with them. 5And it was so, when the dayes of their feasting were gone about, that Iob sent and sanctified them, and rose vp early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: For Iob said, It may be that my sonnes haue sinned, and cursed God in their hearts: Thus did Iob continually. 6¶ Now there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselues before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
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Other Translations for Job 1:4
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.
- King James Version
His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 1:4
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.