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1.1 KiB
land of Uz
Possible locations are 1) a place in Edom east of the Jordan river somewhere in modern western Jordan or 2) a place east of the Euphrates River in modern Iran. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
he was blameless and upright
The words "blameless" and "upright" are similar and are used together for emphasis. AT: "He did what was right before God." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)(see Important Terms: right righteousness, and good goodness, pay particular attention to goodness in the Important Term "good goodness" page
one who honored God and turned from evil
AT: "He honored God and did not do what was evil."
seven sons and three daughters
"7 sons and 3 daughters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
He possessed seven thousand sheep
"He had 7000 sheep"
three thousand camel
"3000 camels"
five hundred pairs of oxen
"500 pairs of oxen"
all the people in the East
AT: "all the people who live in lands that are east of Canaan." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)