# land of Uz

Possible locations are 1) a place in ancient Edom east of the Jordan River in modern western Jordan or 2) a place east of the Euphrates River in modern Iran. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# blameless and upright

The words "blameless" and "upright" share similar meanings and emphasize that Job was a righteous man. AT: "one who did what was right before God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# one who feared God

"one who honored God"

# turned from evil

Here evil is spoken of as if it were a place that a person could avoid going to, instead of the doing of evil actions. AT: "refused to do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# seven sons and three daughters

"7 sons and 3 daughters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# He possessed seven thousand sheep

"He had 7,000 sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# three thousand camels

"3,000 camels" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# five hundred pairs of oxen

"500 pairs of oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# greatest

"the richest"

# all the people of the East

The refers to places that were east of Canaan. AT: "all the people who live in lands that were east of Canaan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/job]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blameless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/camel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible//ox]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/donkey]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]