Job 1:4

Job 1:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

4His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

4His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

4His sons used to go [in turn] and feast in the house of each one on his 1:4 Lit house of each man his day. It has been inferred by some that his refers to Job, and that his day was Job’s birthday or some other special occasion for him. But the Hebrew wording indicates instead that his refers to each of the brothers in turn, and since there were seven of them, it follows that they held a banquet every day of the week, rotating from house to house, as is also indicated in v 5. This is evidence both of the brothers’ prosperity and the close relationship they maintained with one another.day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. [Gen 21:8; 40:20]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

4Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

4His sons used to give feasts in their homes on their birthdays. They would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

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