Job 1:2 (YLT)

Passage

And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

Nearby Context

Job 1:1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Job 1:2 And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

Job 1:3 and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "borne", "seven", "sons", "three", and "daughters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "borne" and "seven", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A man there hath been in the..." into verse 3's "and his substance is seven thousand sheep...", so "borne" and "seven" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "borne" and "seven" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.