Job 1:3

“His livestock was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household of servants; and that man was greater than all the sons of the east.”

Job 1:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 1:3, word by word

His livestockמִקְנֵmikne

livestock

Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.

Where else “mikne” appears
wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yehi” appears
seven thousandשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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seven thousandאַלְפֵיalfe

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alfe” appears
sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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three thousandשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim

camel

Camel.

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five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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yokeצֶמֶדtsemed

pair

Two animals harnessed together.

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of oxenבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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female donkeysאֲתוֹנוֹתatonot

female donkey

Female donkey.

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and a veryמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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largeרַבָּהraba

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

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household of servantsעֲבֻדָּהavuda

servants, household

Household servants: all the servants of a house.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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greaterגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of the eastקֶדֶםkedem

east

The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.

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The context

2Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

3 · This verse (above)

4His sons would 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.

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