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Contemporary English Version

Job 42:15

They were the most beautiful women in that part of the world, and Job gave them shares of his property, along with their brothers.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Inheritance;   Job;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beauty;   Beauty-Disfigurement;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parents;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Inheritance;   Job;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Blessedness;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Heir;   Job, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Inheritance;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.
Hebrew Names Version
In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Iyov. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
King James Version
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
English Standard Version
And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
New Century Version
There were no other women in all the land as beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father Job gave them land to own along with their brothers.
New English Translation
Nowhere in all the land could women be found who were as beautiful as Job's daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance alongside their brothers.
Amplified Bible
In all the land there were found no women so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
New American Standard Bible
In all the land no women were found as beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them inheritances among their brothers.
World English Bible
In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In all the lande were no women found so faire as the daughters of Iob, & their father gaue them inheritaunce among their brethren.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now in all the land no women were found so beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers.
Berean Standard Bible
No women as beautiful as Job's daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
Complete Jewish Bible
Nowhere in the land could women be found as beautiful as Iyov's daughters; and their father gave them inheritances along with their brothers.
Darby Translation
And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
Easy-to-Read Version
Job's daughters were among the most beautiful women in all the country. And, like their brothers, they each got a share of their father's property.
George Lamsa Translation
And in all the land were found no women as beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
Good News Translation
There were no other women in the whole world as beautiful as Job's daughters. Their father gave them a share of the inheritance along with their brothers.
Lexham English Bible
And beautiful women were not found in all the land like Job's daughters, and their father gave to them an inheritance in the midst of their brothers.
Literal Translation
And in all the land there were not found women as beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them inheritance among their brothers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In all the londe were none founde so fayre, as the doughters of Iob, & their father gaue them enheritaunce amonge their brethren.
American Standard Version
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
Bible in Basic English
And there were no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job in all the earth: and their father gave them a heritage among their brothers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
King James Version (1611)
And in all the land were no women found so faire as the daughters of Iob: and their father gaue them inheritance among their brethren.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In al the land were no women found so faire as the daughters of Iob: and their father gaue them inheritaunce among their brethren.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there were not found in comparison with the daughters of Job, fairer women than they in all the world: and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.
English Revised Version
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`Sotheli no wymmen weren foundun so faire in al erthe, as the douytris of Joob; and her fadir yaf eritage to hem among her britheren.
Update Bible Version
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
New King James Version
In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
New Living Translation
In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.
New Life Bible
No women were found in all the land who were as beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them a share among their brothers.
New Revised Standard
In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there were found no women so fair as the daughters of Job, in all the land, - and their father gave them an inheritance, in the midst of their brethren.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were not found in all the earth women so beautiful as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
Revised Standard Version
And in all the land there were no women so fair as Job's daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers.
Young's Literal Translation
And there have not been found women fair as the daughters of Job in all the land, and their father doth give to them an inheritance in the midst of their brethren.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

Contextual Overview

10 After Job had prayed for his three friends, the Lord made Job twice as rich as he had been before. 11 Then Job gave a feast for his brothers and sisters and for his old friends. They expressed their sorrow for the suffering the Lord had brought on him, and they each gave Job some silver and a gold ring. 12 The Lord now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand pair of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. 13 In addition to seven sons, Job had three daughters, 14 whose names were Jemimah, Keziah, and Keren Happuch. 15 They were the most beautiful women in that part of the world, and Job gave them shares of his property, along with their brothers. 16 Job lived for another one hundred forty years—long enough to see his great-grandchildren have children of their own— 17 and when he finally died, he was very old.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

no: Psalms 144:12, Acts 7:20

gave: Numbers 27:7, Joshua 15:18, Joshua 15:19, Joshua 18:4

Reciprocal: Numbers 36:2 - to give

Cross-References

Genesis 42:7
They did not recognize Joseph, but right away he knew who they were, though he pretended not to know. Instead, he spoke harshly and asked, "Where do you come from?" "From the land of Canaan," they answered. "We've come here to buy grain."
Genesis 42:12
"That isn't so!" Joseph insisted. "You've come here to find out where our country is weak."
Genesis 42:16
Choose one of you to go after your brother, while the rest of you stay here in jail. That will show whether you are telling the truth. But if you are lying, I swear by the life of the king that you are spies!
Genesis 42:20
But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then I'll know that you are telling the truth, and you won't be put to death. Joseph's brothers agreed
Genesis 42:22
Reuben spoke up, "Didn't I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn't listen, and now we have to pay the price for killing him."
Genesis 42:30
The governor of Egypt was rude and treated us like spies.
Genesis 42:33
Then the governor of Egypt told us, "I'll find out if you really are honest. Leave one of your brothers here with me, while you take the grain to your starving families.
Genesis 42:34
But bring your youngest brother to me, so I can be certain that you are honest men and not spies. After that, I'll let your other brother go free, and you can stay here and trade."
Genesis 42:37
Reuben spoke up, "Father, if I don't bring Benjamin back, you can kill both of my sons. Trust me with him, and I will bring him back."
Genesis 43:3
Judah replied, "The governor strictly warned us that we would not be allowed to see him unless we brought our youngest brother with us. If you let us take Benjamin along, we will go and buy grain. But we won't go without him!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job,.... Either in the whole world, which is not improbable: or it may be rather in the land or country in which they dwelt; and which may be gathered from their names, as before observed. The people of God, and children of Christ, the antitype of Job, are all fair, and there is no spot in them; a perfection of beauty, perfectly comely, through the comeliness of Christ put upon them, and are without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing;

and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren; which was done not on account of their beauty or virtue; nor is this observed so much to show the great riches of Job, that he could give his daughters as much as his sons, as his impartiality to his children, and his strict justice and equity in distributing his substance to them all alike, making no difference between male and female. And so in Christ, the antitype of Job, there is neither male nor female, no difference between them, Galatians 3:28: but being all children, they are heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, and equally partake of the same inheritance with the saints in light, Romans 8:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And their father gave them inheritance among their brethren - This is mentioned as a proof of his special regard, and is also recorded because it was not common. Among the Hebrews the daughter inherited only in the case where there was no son, Numbers 27:8. The property was divided equally among the sons, with the exception that the oldest received a double portion; see Jahn’s “Bib. Arch.” section 168. This custom, prevailing still extensively in the East, it seems existed in the time of Job, and it is mentioned as a remarkable circumstance that he made his daughters heirs to his property with their brothers. It would also be rather implied in the passage before us that they were equal heirs.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 42:15. Gave them inheritance among their brethren. — This seems to refer to the history of the daughters of Zelophehad, given Numbers 27:1-8, who appear to have been the first who were allowed an inheritance among their brethren.


 
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