King James Version
Job 42:16 in the King James Version says “After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.” — study this verse from Job chapter 42 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.”
Job 42:16 · KJV
And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.
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.
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
So Job died, being old and full of days.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“After”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“and saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and 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
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and 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 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
“generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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