Job 42:11
New English Translation
11 So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined[a] with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver[b] and a gold ring.[c]
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- Job 42:11 tn Heb “ate bread.”
- Job 42:11 tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qesitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown.sn The Hebrew word refers to a piece of silver, yet uncoined. It is the kind used in Gen 33:19 and Josh 24:32. It is what would be expected of a story set in the patriarchal age.
- Job 42:11 sn This gold ring was worn by women in the nose, or men and women in the ear.
Job 42:11
English Standard Version
11 Then came to him all his (A)brothers and sisters and all who had (B)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (C)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[a] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (D)a piece of money[b] and (E)a ring of gold.
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