King James Version
Job 1:13 in the King James Version says “And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:” — study this verse from Job chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:”
Job 1:13 · KJV
But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. and he: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. power: Heb. hand
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And there was a day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“when his sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“and his daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“brother's”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
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