three

And there were borne vnto him seuen sonnes, and three daughters.

His substance also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great houshold; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.

1611 marginal noteOr, cattell.

1611 marginal noteOr, husbandrie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes of the East.

And his sonnes went and feasted in their houses, euery one his day, and sent and called for their three sisters, to eate and to drinke with them.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Caldeans made out three bands, and fell vpon the camels, and haue caried them away, yea, and slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. rushed.

¶ Now when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill, that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourne with him, and to comfort him.

¶ So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he was righteous in his owne eyes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from answering.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled: because they had found no answere, and yet had condemned Iob.

When Elihu saw that there was no answere in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

He had also seuen sonnes, and three daughters.