Job 42:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.”

Job 42:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 42:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 42:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations.”

Job 42:16 — World English Bible

Job 42:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. ”

Job 42:16 — American Standard Version

Job 42:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Job liveth after this a hundred and forty years, and seeth his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations;”

Job 42:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 42:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. ”

Job 42:16 — Darby Translation

Job 42:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And after this liued Iob an hundreth and fourtie yeres, and sawe his sonnes, and his sonnes sonnes, euen foure generations.”

Job 42:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 42:16 in Context — Job 42

14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren–happuch.

15 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.

16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

17 So Job died, being old and full of days.

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What Does Job 42:16 Mean?

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