Job 42:15 BSB — MannaFest

Job 42:15

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

BSB

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ASV

And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

KJV

And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And their father gave them inheritance among their brethren - This is mentioned as a proof of his special regard, and is also recorded because it was not common. Among the Hebrews the daughter inherited only in the case where there was no son, Num 27:8. The property was divided equally among the sons, with the exception that the oldest received a double portion; see Jahn’s “Bib. Arch.” section 1

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In the Old Testament we often find women praised for their beauty, as Sarah, Rebekah, and many others; but we never find any women in the New Testament whose beauty is in the least taken notice of, no, not the virgin Mary herself, because the beauty of holiness is that which is brought to a much clearer light by the gospel.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹ֨א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
נִמְצָ֜א	nim.Tza'	it was found	H4672 →
נָשִׁ֥ים	na.Shim	women	H802 →
יָפ֛וֹת	ya.Fot	beautiful	H3303 →
כִּבְנ֥וֹת	kiv.Not	like [the] daughters of	H1323 →
אִיּ֖וֹב	'i.Yov	Job	H347 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
הָאָ֑רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave	H5414 →
לָהֶ֧ם	la.Hem	to them
אֲבִיהֶ֛ם	'a.vi.Hem	father their	H1 →
נַחֲלָ֖ה	na.cha.Lah	an inheritance	H5159 →
בְּת֥וֹךְ	be.Tokh	in among	H8432 →
אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס	'a.chei.Hem	brothers their	H251 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 144:12
Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
leads to
- Psalms 128:3
  Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
- 1 Peter 3:3–6
  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- Isaiah 44:3–5
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Psalms 115:14–15
  May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
- Song of Solomon 8:8–9
  We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
Through
Acts 7:20
At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:23
  By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
Through
Numbers 27:7
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
leads to
- Jeremiah 49:11
  Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
- Galatians 3:28
  There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Job