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Job 1:12–13

12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he hase is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”f

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughtersg were feastingh and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,

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Job 1:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

Job 1:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 “All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;

Job 1:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Everything Job has is in your power, but you must not touch Job himself.” Then Satan left the Lord’s presence.

13 One day Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine together at the oldest brother’s house.

Job 1:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

13 And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,

Job 1:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

Job 1:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 The Lord told Satan, “Everything he has is in your power, but you must not lay a hand on him!” 

Then Satan left the Lord’s presence. 

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s home,

Job 1:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 “Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, all that he has is in your power; only do not stretch out your hand against him!” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the eldest brother’s house,

Job 1:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 So Yahweh said to Satan, “Look, all that belongs to him is in your power. Only do not stretch out your hand against him.” So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence.

13 And then there was one day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house.

Job 1:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “All right. I am handing everything he has over to you. But do not touch the man himself.”

Then Satan left the Lord and went on his way.

13 One day Job’s sons and daughters were at their oldest brother’s house. They were enjoying good food and drinking wine.

Job 1:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

13 Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,


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