Job 1:6-12
Lexham English Bible
6 And it happened one day[a] that[b] the sons of God[c] came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan[d] also came into their midst. 7 So[e] Yahweh said to Satan,[f] “From where have you come?”
Then[g] Satan[h] answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”
8 So[i] Yahweh said to Satan,[j] “Have you considered[k] my servant Job? Indeed,[l] there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.”
9 Then[m] Satan[n] answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have you[o] not put a fence around him and his household and around all that belongs to him[p] on every side?[q] You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock[r] has increased in the land. 11 But,[s] on the other hand, stretch out[t] your hand and touch all that belongs to him[u] and see whether[v] he will curse[w] you to your face.”
12 So[x] Yahweh said to Satan,[y] “Look, all that belongs to him[z] is in your power.[aa] Only do not stretch out your hand against[ab] him.” So[ac] Satan[ad] went out from Yahweh’s presence.[ae]
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- Job 1:6 Literally “the day”
- Job 1:6 Literally “and”
- Job 1:6 Or “the heavenly beings,” or “the angels”
- Job 1:6 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:7 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:7 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:7 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:7 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:8 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:8 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:8 Literally “set your heart”
- Job 1:8 Or “For,” or “Because”
- Job 1:9 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:9 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:10 Emphatic personal pronoun could be translated “you yourself”
- Job 1:10 Literally “all that is his”
- Job 1:10 Literally “from around”
- Job 1:10 Or “possessions”
- Job 1:11 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:11 Or “please”
- Job 1:11 Literally “all that is his”
- Job 1:11 Literally “if not”
- Job 1:11 Literally “bless”— negative meaning by context
- Job 1:12 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:12 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:12 Literally “all that is his”
- Job 1:12 Literally “hand”
- Job 1:12 Literally “to,” or “unto”
- Job 1:12 Hebrew “And”
- Job 1:12 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Job 1:12 Literally “faces of”
Job 1:6-12
Common English Bible
Job’s motives questioned
6 One day the divine beings[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Adversary[b] also came among them. 7 The Lord said to the Adversary, “Where did you come from?”
The Adversary answered the Lord, “From wandering throughout the earth.”
8 The Lord said to the Adversary, “Have you thought about my servant Job; surely there is no one like him on earth, a man who is honest, who is of absolute integrity, who reveres God and avoids evil?”
9 The Adversary answered the Lord, “Does Job revere God for nothing? 10 Haven’t you fenced him in—his house and all he has—and blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions extend throughout the earth? 11 But stretch out your hand and strike all he has. He will certainly curse you to your face.”
12 The Lord said to the Adversary, “Look, all he has is within your power; only don’t stretch out your hand against him.” So the Adversary left the Lord’s presence.
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