Verse 8
Job 1:8
New Living Translation
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Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless — a man of complete integrity. He fears God (Elohim) and stays away from evil.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל הַ/שָּׂטָ֔ן הֲ/שַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּ/ךָ֖ עַל עַבְדִּ֣/י אִיּ֑וֹב כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין כָּמֹ֨/הוּ֙ בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְ/יָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְ/סָ֥ר מֵ/רָֽע
English Translation
And the LORD said to the Satan, “Have you set your heart against My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
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Chapter 1 Context
1
There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless — a man of complete int...
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He had seven sons and three daughters.
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3
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many serv...
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4
Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three...
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5
When these celebrations ended — sometimes after several days — Job would purify his children. He wou...
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6
One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuse...
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7
“Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling t...
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8
Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth....
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Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God (Elohim).
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10
You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him...
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11
But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”
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12
“All right, you may test him,” the LORD said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he poss...
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13
One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house,
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14
a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding...
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15
when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only o...
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16
While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “The fire of God (Elohim) has...
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17
While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raid...
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18
While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were...
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19
Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house col...
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20
Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship.
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21
He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb,<br>and I will be naked when I leave.<br>The LORD gave...
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In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God (Elohim).
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