Verse 9
Job 1:9
Bible in Basic English
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And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֧עַן הַ/שָּׂטָ֛ן אֶת יְהוָ֖ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר הַֽ/חִנָּ֔ם יָרֵ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And the Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?"
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Chapter 1 Context
1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God (E...
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And he had seven sons and three daughters.
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And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen,...
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His sons regularly went to one another's houses, and every one on his day gave a feast: and at these...
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And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morn...
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And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with...
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And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering...
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And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him...
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And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?
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Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the...
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But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
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12
And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on...
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13
And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,
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14
And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by th...
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15
And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I...
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And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God (Elohim) came down from...
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And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into thre...
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And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasti...
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When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came...
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Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face t...
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With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave an...
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In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God (Elohim)'s acts were foolish.
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