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[1] There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God,§ and turned away from evil. [2] There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. [3] His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. [4] His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. [5] It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually. [6] Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh,§ Satan also came among them. [7] Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” [8] Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.” [9] Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? [10] Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. [11] But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.” [12] Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold,§ all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.”So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh. [13] It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, [14] that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, [15] and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” [16] While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” [17] While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.” [18] While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, [19] and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.” [20] Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped. [21] He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.” [22] In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

Footnotes

  1. § 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
  2. § 1:6 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
  3. § 1:12 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version
[1] There was a man H376 in the land H776 of Uz, H5780 whose name H8034 was Job; H347 and that man H376 was perfect H8535 and upright, H3477 and one that feared H3373 God, H430 and eschewed H5493 evil. H7451 [2] And there were born H3205 unto him seven H7651 sons H1121 and three H7969 daughters. H1323 [3] His substance H4735§ also was seven H7651 thousand H505 sheep, H6629 and three H7969 thousand H505 camels, H1581 and five H2568 hundred H3967 yoke H6776 of oxen, H1241 and five H2568 hundred H3967 she asses, H860 and a very H3966 great H7227 household; H5657§ so that this man H376 was the greatest H1419 of all the men H1121 of the east. H6924§ [4] And his sons H1121 went H1980 and feasted H4960 H6213 in their houses, H1004 every one H376 his day; H3117 and sent H7971 and called H7121 for their three H7969 sisters H269 to eat H398 and to drink H8354 with them. [5] And it was so, when the days H3117 of their feasting H4960 were gone about, H5362 that Job H347 sent H7971 and sanctified H6942 them, and rose up early H7925 in the morning, H1242 and offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 according to the number H4557 of them all: for Job H347 said, H559 It may be H194 that my sons H1121 have sinned, H2398 and cursed H1288 God H430 in their hearts. H3824 Thus did H6213 Job H347 continually. H3117§

Job’s Character

[6] Now there was a day H3117 when the sons H1121 of God H430 came H935 to present H3320 themselves before the Lord, H3068 and Satan H7854§ came H935 also H1571 among H8432 them.§ [7] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Satan, H7854 Whence H370 comest H935 thou? Then Satan H7854 answered H6030 the Lord, H3068 and said, H559 From going to and fro H7751 in the earth, H776 and from walking up and down H1980 in it. [8] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Satan, H7854 Hast thou considered H7760§ H3820 my servant H5650 Job, H347 that there is none like him in the earth, H776 a perfect H8535 and an upright H3477 man, H376 one that feareth H3373 God, H430 and escheweth H5493 evil? H7451 [9] Then Satan H7854 answered H6030 H853 the Lord, H3068 and said, H559 Doth Job H347 fear H3372 God H430 for nought? H2600 [10] Hast not thou made an hedge H7753 about him, and about H1157 his house, H1004 and about all that he hath on every side? H5439 thou hast blessed H1288 the work H4639 of his hands, H3027 and his substance H4735§ is increased H6555 in the land. H776 [11] But H199 put forth H7971 thine hand H3027 now, and touch H5060 all H3605 that he hath, and he will curse H1288 H3808 thee to thy face. H6440§ [12] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Satan, H7854 Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;§ H3027 only upon himself put not forth H7971 thine hand. H3027 So Satan H7854 went forth H3318 from the presence H6440 of the Lord. H3068

His Afflictions

[13] And there was a day H3117 when his sons H1121 and his daughters H1323 were eating H398 and drinking H8354 wine H3196 in their eldest H1060 brother’s H251 house: H1004 [14] and there came H935 a messenger H4397 unto H413 Job, H347 and said, H559 The oxen H1241 were plowing, H2790 and the asses H860 feeding H7462 beside H3027 them: [15] and the Sabeans H7614 fell H5307 upon them, and took them away; H3947 yea, they have slain H5221 the servants H5288 with the edge H6310 of the sword; H2719 and I only am escaped H4422 alone to tell H5046 thee. [16] While he was yet speaking, H1696 there came H935 also another, and said, H559 The fire H784 of God H430§ is fallen H5307 from H4480 heaven, H8064 and hath burned up H1197 the sheep, H6629 and the servants, H5288 and consumed H398 them; and I only am escaped H4422 alone to tell H5046 thee. [17] While he was yet speaking, H1696 there came H935 also another, and said, H559 The Chaldeans H3778 made out H7760 three H7969 bands, H7218 and fell H6584§ upon H5921 the camels, H1581 and have carried them away, H3947 yea, and slain H5221 the servants H5288 with the edge H6310 of the sword; H2719 and I only am escaped H4422 alone to tell H5046 thee. [18] While he was yet speaking, H1696 there came H935 also another, and said, H559 Thy sons H1121 and thy daughters H1323 were eating H398 and drinking H8354 wine H3196 in their eldest H1060 brother’s H251 house: H1004 [19] and, behold, there came H935 a great H1419 wind H7307 from H5676 the§ wilderness, H4057 and smote H5060 the four H702 corners H6438 of the house, H1004 and it fell H5307 upon H5921 the young men, H5288 and they are dead; H4191 and I only am escaped H4422 alone to tell H5046 thee. [20] Then Job H347 arose, H6965 and rent H7167 H853 his mantle, H4598§ and shaved H1494 H853 his head, H7218 and fell down H5307 upon the ground, H776 and worshipped, H7812 [21] and said, H559 Naked H6174 came I out H3318 of my mother’s H517 womb, H990 and naked H6174 shall I return H7725 thither: the Lord H3068 gave, H5414 and the Lord H3068 hath taken away; H3947 blessed H1288 be the name H8034 of the Lord. H3068 [22] In all this Job H347 sinned H2398 not, nor charged H5414 God H430 foolishly. H8604§

Footnotes

  1. § 1:3a Or, cattle
  2. § 1:3b Or, husbandry
  3. § 1:3c Heb. sons of the East
  4. § 1:5 Heb. all the days
  5. § 1:6a Heb. the adversary
  6. § 1:6b Heb. in the midst of them
  7. § 1:8 Heb. hast thou set thy heart on
  8. § 1:10 Or, cattle
  9. § 1:11 Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face
  10. § 1:12 Heb. hand
  11. § 1:16 Or, A great fire
  12. § 1:17 Heb. rushed
  13. § 1:19 Heb. from aside, etc
  14. § 1:20 Or, robe
  15. § 1:22 Or, attributed folly to God
Septuaginta
[1] Ἄνθρωπός G444 τις G5100 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 χώρᾳ G5561 τῇ G3588 Αυσίτιδι, ᾧ G3739 ὄνομα G3686 Ιωβ, G2492 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ἀληθινός, G228 ἄμεμπτος, G273 δίκαιος, G1342 θεοσεβής, G2318 ἀπεχόμενος ἀπὸ G575 παντὸς G3956 πονηροῦ G4190 πράγματος. G4229 [2] Ἐγένοντο G1096 δὲ G1161 αὐτῷ G846 υἱοὶ G5207 ἑπτὰ G2033 καὶ G2532 θυγατέρες G2364 τρεῖς. G5140 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 τὰ G3588 κτήνη G2934 αὐτοῦ G846 πρόβατα G4263 ἑπτακισχίλια, G2035 κάμηλοι G2574 τρισχίλιαι, G5153 ζεύγη G2201 βοῶν G1016 πεντακόσια, G4001 ὄνοι G3688 θήλειαι G2338 νομάδες πεντακόσιαι, G4001 καὶ G2532 ὑπηρεσία πολλὴ G4183 σφόδρα G4970 καὶ G2532 ἔργα G2041 μεγάλα G3173 ἦν G2258 αὐτῷ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς· G1093 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐκεῖνος G1565 εὐγενὴς G2104 τῶν G3588 ἀφ’ G575 ἡλίου G2246 ἀνατολῶν. G395 [4] Συμπορευόμενοι G4848 δὲ G1161 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 πρὸς G4314 ἀλλήλους G240 ἐποιοῦσαν G4160 πότον G4224 καθ’ G2596 ἑκάστην G1538 ἡμέραν G2250 συμπαραλαμβάνοντες G4838 ἅμα G260 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 τρεῖς G5140 ἀδελφὰς G79 αὐτῶν G846 ἐσθίειν G2068 καὶ G2532 πίνειν G4095 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῶν. G846 [5] Καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἂν G302 συνετελέσθησαν G4931 αἱ G3588 ἡμέραι G2250 τοῦ G3588 πότου, G4224 ἀπέστελλεν G649 Ιωβ G2492 καὶ G2532 ἐκαθάριζεν G2511 αὐτοὺς G846 ἀνιστάμενος G450 τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 προσέφερεν G4374 περὶ G4012 αὐτῶν G846 θυσίας G2378 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ἀριθμὸν G706 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 μόσχον G3448 ἕνα G1520 περὶ G4012 ἁμαρτίας G266 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ψυχῶν G5590 αὐτῶν· G846 ἔλεγεν G3004 γὰρ G1063 Ιωβ G2492 Μήποτε G3379 οἱ G3588 υἱοί G5207 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 διανοίᾳ G1271 αὐτῶν G846 κακὰ G2556 ἐνενόησαν πρὸς G4314 θεόν. G2316 Οὕτως G3779 οὖν G3767 ἐποίει G4160 Ιωβ G2492 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 ἡμέρας. G2250 [6] Καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἐγένετο G1096 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 αὕτη, G3778 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἦλθον G2064 οἱ G3588 ἄγγελοι G32 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 παραστῆναι G3936 ἐνώπιον G1799 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 διάβολος G1228 ἦλθεν G2064 μετ’ G3326 αὐτῶν. G846 [7] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 διαβόλῳ G1228 Πόθεν G4159 παραγέγονας; G3854 Καὶ G2532 ἀποκριθεὶς G611 ὁ G3588 διάβολος G1228 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 εἶπεν G2036 Περιελθὼν G4022 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 ἐμπεριπατήσας G1704 τὴν G3588 ὑπ’ G5259 οὐρανὸν G3772 πάρειμι. G3918 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 Προσέσχες G4337 τῇ G3588 διανοίᾳ G1271 σου G4675 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 παιδός G3816 μου G3450 Ιωβ, G2492 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 κατ’ G2596 αὐτὸν G846 τῶν G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἄμεμπτος, G273 ἀληθινός, G228 θεοσεβής, G2318 ἀπεχόμενος ἀπὸ G575 παντὸς G3956 πονηροῦ G4190 πράγματος; G4229 [9] Ἀπεκρίθη G611 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 διάβολος G1228 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ἐναντίον G1726 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 Μὴ G3361 δωρεὰν G1431 σέβεται G4576 Ιωβ G2492 τὸν G3588 θεόν; G2316 [10] Οὐ G3756 σὺ G4771 περιέφραξας τὰ G3588 ἔξω G1854 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἔσω G2080 τῆς G3588 οἰκίας G3614 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἔξω G1854 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 ὄντων G5607 αὐτῷ G846 κύκλῳ; G2945 Τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 τῶν G3588 χειρῶν G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 εὐλόγησας G2127 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 κτήνη G2934 αὐτοῦ G846 πολλὰ G4183 ἐποίησας G4160 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [11] Ἀλλὰ G235 ἀπόστειλον G649 τὴν G3588 χεῖρά G5495 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἅψαι G680 πάντων, G3956 ὧν G3739 ἔχει· G2192 εἰ G1487 μὴν G3375 εἰς G1519 πρόσωπόν G4383 σε G4571 εὐλογήσει. G2127 [12] Τότε G5119 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 τῷ G3588 διαβόλῳ G1228 Ἰδοὺ G2400 πάντα, G3956 ὅσα G3745 ἔστιν G2076 αὐτῷ, G846 δίδωμι G1325 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 χειρί G5495 σου, G4675 ἀλλὰ G235 αὐτοῦ G846 μὴ G3361 ἅψῃ. G680 Καὶ G2532 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ὁ G3588 διάβολος G1228 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου. G2962 [13] Καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 αὕτη, G3778 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ιωβ G2492 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 θυγατέρες G2364 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔπινον G4095 οἶνον G3631 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 οἰκίᾳ G3614 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτῶν G846 τοῦ G3588 πρεσβυτέρου. G4245 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἄγγελος G32 ἦλθεν G2064 πρὸς G4314 Ιωβ G2492 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Τὰ G3588 ζεύγη G2201 τῶν G3588 βοῶν G1016 ἠροτρία, G722 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 θήλειαι G2338 ὄνοι G3688 ἐβόσκοντο G1006 ἐχόμεναι G2192 αὐτῶν· G846 [15] καὶ G2532 ἐλθόντες G2064 οἱ G3588 αἰχμαλωτεύοντες G162 ᾐχμαλώτευσαν G162 αὐτὰς G846 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 παῖδας G3816 ἀπέκτειναν G615 ἐν G1722 μαχαίραις· G3162 σωθεὶς G4982 δὲ G1161 ἐγὼ G1473 μόνος G3441 ἦλθον G2064 τοῦ G3588 ἀπαγγεῖλαί G518 σοι. G4671 [16] Ἔτι G2089 τούτου G5127 λαλοῦντος G2980 ἦλθεν G2064 ἕτερος G2087 ἄγγελος G32 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 Ιωβ G2492 Πῦρ G4442 ἔπεσεν G4098 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 καὶ G2532 κατέκαυσεν G2618 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ποιμένας G4166 κατέφαγεν G2719 ὁμοίως· G3668 καὶ G2532 σωθεὶς G4982 ἐγὼ G1473 μόνος G3441 ἦλθον G2064 τοῦ G3588 ἀπαγγεῖλαί G518 σοι. G4671 [17] Ἔτι G2089 τούτου G5127 λαλοῦντος G2980 ἦλθεν G2064 ἕτερος G2087 ἄγγελος G32 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 Ιωβ G2492 Οἱ G3588 ἱππεῖς G2460 ἐποίησαν G4160 ἡμῖν G2254 κεφαλὰς G2776 τρεῖς G5140 καὶ G2532 ἐκύκλωσαν G2944 τὰς G3588 καμήλους G2574 καὶ G2532 ᾐχμαλώτευσαν G162 αὐτὰς G846 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 παῖδας G3816 ἀπέκτειναν G615 ἐν G1722 μαχαίραις· G3162 ἐσώθην G4982 δὲ G1161 ἐγὼ G1473 μόνος G3441 καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 τοῦ G3588 ἀπαγγεῖλαί G518 σοι. G4671 [18] Ἔτι G2089 τούτου G5127 λαλοῦντος G2980 ἄλλος G243 ἄγγελος G32 ἔρχεται G2064 λέγων G3004 τῷ G3588 Ιωβ G2492 Τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 σου G4675 ἐσθιόντων G2068 καὶ G2532 πινόντων G4095 παρὰ G3844 τῷ G3588 ἀδελφῷ G80 αὐτῶν G846 τῶν G3588 πρεσβυτέρῳ G4245 [19] ἐξαίφνης G1810 πνεῦμα G4151 μέγα G3173 ἐπῆλθεν G1904 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 ἐρήμου G2048 καὶ G2532 ἥψατο G680 τῶν G3588 τεσσάρων G5064 γωνιῶν G1137 τῆς G3588 οἰκίας, G3614 καὶ G2532 ἔπεσεν G4098 ἡ G3588 οἰκία G3614 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 παιδία G3813 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐτελεύτησαν· G5053 ἐσώθην G4982 δὲ G1161 ἐγὼ G1473 μόνος G3441 καὶ G2532 ἦλθον G2064 τοῦ G3588 ἀπαγγεῖλαί G518 σοι. G4671 [20] Οὕτως G3779 ἀναστὰς G450 Ιωβ G2492 διέρρηξεν G1284 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτια G2440 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκείρατο G2751 τὴν G3588 κόμην G2864 τῆς G3588 κεφαλῆς G2776 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 πεσὼν G4098 χαμαὶ G5476 προσεκύνησεν G4352 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 [21] Αὐτὸς G846 γυμνὸς G1131 ἐξῆλθον G1831 ἐκ G1537 κοιλίας G2836 μητρός G3384 μου, G3450 γυμνὸς G1131 καὶ G2532 ἀπελεύσομαι G565 ἐκεῖ· G1563 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ἔδωκεν, G1325 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ἀφείλατο· G851 ὡς G5613 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἔδοξεν, G1380 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο· G1096 εἴη G1498 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου G2962 εὐλογημένον. G2127 [22] Ἐν G1722 τούτοις G5125 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 συμβεβηκόσιν G4819 αὐτῷ G846 οὐδὲν G3762 ἥμαρτεν G264 Ιωβ G2492 ἐναντίον G1726 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔδωκεν G1325 ἀφροσύνην G877 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament