⁶And it happened one day^l that^m the sons of Godⁿ came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan^o also came into their midst. ⁷So^p Yahweh said to Satan,^q “From where have you come?”

Then^r Satan^s answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”

⁸So^t Yahweh said to Satan,^u “Have you considered^v my servant Job? Indeed,^w there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.”

⁹Then^x Satan^y answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? ¹⁰Have you^z not put a fence around him and his household and around all that belongs to him^a on every side?^b You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock^c has increased in the land. ¹¹But,^d on the other hand, stretch out^e your hand and touch all that belongs to him^f and see whether^g he will curse^h you to your face.”

¹²Soⁱ Yahweh said to Satan,^j “Look, all that belongs to him^k is in your power.^l Only do not stretch out your hand against^m him.” Soⁿ Satan^o went out from Yahweh’s presence.^p

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Footnotes

lLiterally “the day”
mLiterally “and”
nOr “the heavenly beings,” or “the angels”
oHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
pHebrew “And”
qHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
rHebrew “And”
sHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
tHebrew “And”
uHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
vLiterally “set your heart”
wOr “For,” or “Because”
xHebrew “And”
yHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
zEmphatic personal pronoun could be translated “you yourself”
aLiterally “all that is his”
bLiterally “from around”
cOr “possessions”
dHebrew “And”
eOr “please”
fLiterally “all that is his”
gLiterally “if not”
hLiterally “bless”— negative meaning by context
iHebrew “And”
jHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
kLiterally “all that is his”
lLiterally “hand”
mLiterally “to,” or “unto”
nHebrew “And”
oHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
pLiterally “faces of”