Job 42:13
New International Version
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

New Living Translation
He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.

English Standard Version
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

Berean Standard Bible
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

Berean Literal Bible
And there were unto him seven sons and three daughters.

King James Bible
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

New King James Version
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

New American Standard Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

NASB 1995
He had seven sons and three daughters.

NASB 1977
And he had seven sons and three daughters.

Legacy Standard Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

Amplified Bible
He had seven sons and three daughters.

Berean Annotated Bible
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

Christian Standard Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

American Standard Version
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

Contemporary English Version
In addition to seven sons, Job had three daughters,

English Revised Version
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

Good News Translation
He was the father of seven sons and three daughters.

International Standard Version
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

NET Bible
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

New Heart English Bible
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

Webster's Bible Translation
He had also seven sons, and three daughters.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

World English Bible
He had also seven sons and three daughters.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he has seven sons and three daughters;

Berean Literal Bible
And there were unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath seven sons and three daughters;

Smith's Literal Translation
And there will be to him seven sons and three daughters.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had seven sons, and three daughters.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he had seven sons and three daughters.

New American Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters:

New Revised Standard Version
He also had seven sons and three daughters.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He also had seven sons and three daughters.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he had seven sons and three daughters
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He had also seven sons and three daughters.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Additional Translations ...



Context
The LORD Blesses Job
12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.…

Cross References
And he also had

Psalm 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

Psalm 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

Isaiah 54:1
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
seven sons

Job 1:2
He had seven sons and three daughters,

1 Samuel 2:5
The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.

Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
and three daughters.

1 Chronicles 25:5
All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1 Samuel 2:21
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

Psalm 144:12
Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
Genesis 46:27
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

Genesis 21:1-3
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. / And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

Genesis 30:22-24
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. / She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”

Genesis 48:11
“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

Ruth 4:13-17
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. / Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. / He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” …

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.


Treasury of Scripture

He had also seven sons and three daughters.

Job 1:2
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Psalm 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Job 42
1. Job submits himself unto God
7. God, preferring Job's cause, makes his friends submit themselves, and accepts him
10. He magnifies and blesses Job
16. Job's age and death












And he also had

After Job’s suffering ended, God restored his family life along with his health and possessions. His later years were marked by renewed blessing and peace.

Psa 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother…
Psa 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD…
Isa 54:1 Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children;…

seven sons

Job again had seven sons, restoring the same number recorded before his trials. His household was once more full and complete.

Job 1:2 He had seven sons and three daughters,
1Sa 2:5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food…
Psa 128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, flourishing…

and three daughters.

Job also had three daughters, who are later named and noted for their beauty. They received an inheritance with their brothers, showing their honored place within Job’s restored family.

1Ch 25:5 All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given…
1Sa 2:21 So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived…
Psa 144:12 Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth,…

Persons / Places / Events
1. Job
A man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss, yet remained faithful to God. In the end, God restored his fortunes.

2. Sons and Daughters
Job's children, who were part of his restored blessings. The specific mention of seven sons and three daughters signifies completeness and divine blessing in biblical numerology.

3. Restoration
The event where God restored Job's fortunes, giving him twice as much as he had before, including his children.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness in Restoration
Despite Job's immense suffering, God remained faithful and restored his fortunes. This teaches us that God is always in control and can bring restoration and blessing after trials.

The Significance of Numbers
The numbers seven and three in the Bible often symbolize completeness and divine perfection. Job's seven sons and three daughters signify a complete restoration and blessing from God.

Endurance Through Trials
Job's account encourages believers to remain steadfast in faith during trials, trusting that God has a purpose and will ultimately bring about good.

The Value of Family
The restoration of Job's family highlights the importance of family as a blessing from God. It reminds us to cherish and nurture our relationships.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Job 42:13?

2. How does Job 42:13 demonstrate God's restoration after suffering and loss?

3. What can Job's restoration teach us about God's faithfulness in our lives?

4. How does Job 42:13 connect with God's promises in Romans 8:28?

5. How should Job's experience influence our trust in God's plans for us?

6. What practical steps can we take to remain faithful during trials like Job?

7. How does Job 42:13 reflect God's restoration after suffering?

8. Why were Job's daughters named but not his sons in Job 42:13?

9. What does Job 42:13 reveal about God's justice and mercy?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Job 42?


Verse 13. - He had also seven sons and three daughters. The same number as previously (Job 1:2), neither more nor fewer.

Job 42:13 records God’s tangible, familial blessing—seven sons and three daughters—mirroring and completing what was lost. The verse celebrates God’s faithfulness to restore fully, affirms the value of both sons and daughters, and invites us to trust that the LORD who gave and allowed suffering is the same LORD who abundantly renews.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And he also had
וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

seven
שִׁבְעָ֥נָה (šiḇ·‘ā·nāh)
Adverb
Strong's 7658: Seven (a cardinal number)

sons
בָנִ֖ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

and three
וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ (wə·šā·lō·wōš)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

daughters.
בָּנֽוֹת׃ (bā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter


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