Job 42:14

Study note

Setting — The narrator records Job’s actions after God restores his fortunes and answers his prayer for his friends (Job 42:10). This verse directly follows the numerical count of his seven sons and three daughters in Job 42:13.

The words — The text employs וַיִּקְרָא (va.yik.ra), meaning "and he called," to introduce the naming act. It repeatedly uses שֵׁם (shem), "name," to formally assign the identifiers יְמִימָה (Yemimah), קְצִיעָה (Qetsiyah), and the third daughter’s title.

The thread — This naming sequence completes the family restoration outlined in Job 42:13 and sets up the description of their beauty and inheritance in Job 42:15. The precise listing of first, second, and third daughters mirrors the structural counting pattern used for the sons earlier in the passage.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to register the exact order and assigned names before moving to the daughters’ physical description or legal status. It asks for attention to the specific identities given rather than allowing the names to be collapsed into a general statement about blessing.

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