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Job and His Family in Uz

1 There was a man ain the land of Uz, whose name was bJob; and that man was cblameless and upright, and one who dfeared God and shunned evil.  
2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the1 people of the East.  
4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and1 sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning aand offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and bcursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.  

Satan Attacks Job’s Character

6 Now athere was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and1 Satan also came among them.  
7 And the Lord said to1 Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From agoing to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”  
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you1 considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and2 shuns evil?”  
9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 aHave You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? bYou have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.  
11 aBut now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely bcurse You to Your face!”  
12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your1 power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.  

Job Loses His Property and Children

13 Now there was a day awhen his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;  
14 and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed 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 fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and1 consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”  
17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took 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, another also came and said, a“Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,  
19 and suddenly a great wind came from1 across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”  
20 Then Job arose, atore his robe, and shaved his head; and he bfell to the ground and worshiped.  
21 And he said:
a“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord bgave, and the Lord has ctaken away;
dBlessed be the name of the Lord.”  
22 aIn all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. 
Verse Comparison: Job 1:1

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American Standard Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Amplified® Bible
THERE WAS a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who [reverently] feared God and abstained from {and} shunned evil [because it was wrong].

Contemporary English Version
Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.

Darby English Version
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.

Good News Bible
There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil.

King James Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

New American Standard Bible
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

New International Version
In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

New King James Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There lived a man in the land of Uz who had the name of Job; and that man lived blamelessly and uprightly, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Revised Standard Version
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Young's Literal Translation
A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.


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