Job 1:5
Hebrew Bible
3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east. 4 Now his sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one in turn, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s customary practice.
Date: 5th Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Job 1:5
Septuagint
3 And his livestock included seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred grazing female donkeys, and very many servants, and he had great works on the land. And that man was the best born of men from the east.a 4 And coming together with one another, his sons made a banquet each day, bringing along also their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the banquet were finished, Job sent and purified them, rising up each morning and offering for them a sacrifice according to their number, one calf for a sin-offering for their lives—for Job said, “In case my sons have thought evil things in their minds toward God.” So Job acted all the days.
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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The Hebrew version of Job 1:5 describes Job offering sacrifices for his children after their feasts, but the Greek Septuagint translation adds that he also offered one ox as a sin offering for their lives. This addition correlates Job’s actions more closely with later ritual practice in the Torah and portrays him as even more pious.
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"... The Job we meet in the Greek text is made even more pious than the Job we met in the Hebrew text. The actions of Job contain two significant additions. In 1:4-5, the precautionary sacrifice of Job is mentioned. Then the Greek storyteller adds one more line to his story. '... and one ox as a sin-offering for their lives'. This addition enhances Job's character by placing his worship in the context of Old Testament worship rites ..."
Beck, John A.
Translators as Storytellers: A Study in Septuagint Translation Technique
(p. 123) Peter Lang Publishing, 2000
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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