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745 B
745 B
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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "refused to do evil" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)