Yuēbó 1:2

2 Tā shēng le qī gè érzi , sān gè nǚér .

Yuēbó 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Job 1:2

And there were born unto him
By his wife, in lawful wedlock, who was now living, and after mentioned:

seven sons and three daughters;
next to his religious character, his graces, and spiritual blessings, and as the chief of his outward mercies and enjoyments, his children are mentioned; and which are indeed blessings from the Lord, and such as good men, and those that fear the Lord, are sometimes blessed with, see ( Psalms 127:3 Psalms 127:4 Psalms 127:5 ) ( Psalms 128:3 Psalms 128:4 ) and to have a numerous offspring was always esteemed a very great favour and blessing, and as such was reckoned by Job; who, having so many sons, might hope to have his name perpetuated by them, as well as his substance shared among them; and having so many daughters, he might please himself with the thought of marrying them into families, which would strengthen his friendship and alliance with them; just the same number of sons and daughters had Bacchaeus, the third king of Corinth ^F25.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 Heraclides de Politiis ad calcem Aelian. Var. Hist. p. 439.

Yuēbó 1:2 In-Context

1 Wūsī dì yǒu yī gèrén míng jiào Yuēbó . nà rén wánquán zhèngzhí , jìngwèi shén , yuǎn lí è shì .

2 Tā shēng le qī gè érzi , sān gè nǚér .

3 Tāde jiā chǎn yǒu qī qiā yáng , sān qiā luòtuo , wǔ bǎi duì niú , wǔ bǎi mǔ lü , bìng yǒu xǔduō pú bì . zhè rén zaì dōngfāngrén zhōng jiù wèi zhì dà .

4 Tāde érzi , àn zhe rìzi , gè zaì zìjǐ jiā lǐ shè bǎi yán yàn , jiù dǎfa rén qù , qǐng le tāmende sān gè zǐ meì lái , yǔ tāmen yītóng chī hē ,

5 Yán yàn de rìzi guō le , Yuēbó dǎfa rén qù jiào tāmen zì jié . tā qīngzǎo qǐlai , àn zhe tāmen zhòngrén de shùmù xiàn Fánjì . yīnwei tā shuō , kǒngpà wǒ érzi fàn le zuì , xīn zhōng qì diào shén . Yuēbó chángcháng zhèyàng xíng .