4And his sons went, and made a feast by houses every one in his day. And sending they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.


In Context

1 There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.

2 And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceeding great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

4 And his sons went, and made a feast by houses every one in his day. And sending they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

5 And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.

6 Now on a certain day when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them.

Job 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:4His sons used to take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and made a feast in the house of each one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons have gone and made a banquet — the house of each in his day — and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.