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# land of Uz
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Possible locations are 1) a place in ancient Edom east of the Jordan River in modern western Jordan or 2) a place east of the Euphrates River in modern Iran. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# blameless and upright
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The words "blameless" and "upright" share similar meanings and emphasize that Job was a righteous man. AT: "one who did what was right before God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# one who feared God
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"one who honored God"
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# turned from evil
Here evil is spoken of as if it were a place that a person could avoid going to, instead of the doing of evil actions. AT: "refused to do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# seven sons and three daughters
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"7 sons and 3 daughters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# He possessed seven thousand sheep
"He had 7,000 sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# three thousand camels
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"3,000 camels" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# five hundred pairs of oxen
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"500 pairs of oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# greatest
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"the richest"
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# all the people of the East
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The refers to places that were east of Canaan. AT: "all the people who live in lands that were east of Canaan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])