Job 1:2
Good News Translation
He had seven sons and three daughters,

New Revised Standard Version
There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Contemporary English Version
Job had 7 sons and 3 daughters.

New American Bible
Seven sons and three daughters were born to him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

seven sons.

Job 13:13 Hold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me.

Esther 5:11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.

Psalm 107:38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease.

Psalm 127:3-5 Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb. . . .

Psalm 128:3 Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house. Thy children as olive plants, round about thy table.

Context
Job's Character and Wealth
1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil. 2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.3And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.…
Cross References
Job 42:10
The Lord also was turned at the penance of Job, when he prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:13
And he had seven sons, and three daughters.

Job 1:1
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