Job 3:3

Job 3:3. And the night in which it was said, &c.— And the night which said, See, a man-child is born; Heath: who observes from Schultens, that the bearing of a son was a matter of great consequence among the Arabians; the form of their salutation to a newly-married woman being, frequently, "May you live happily, and bring forth male children." It is no wonder, therefore, that the night subsequent to the day which had conferred so great a piece of good fortune on a family should be celebrated with a general rejoicing. Let not God regard it, in the next verse, is rendered also by this writer, May God not inquire after it; and by others, Let not God take account of it.