Job 1:12

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

Job 1:12 In-Context

10 Have you not put a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face."
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,
14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or [the Accuser]; Heb [ha-satan]
  • [b]. Or [the Accuser]; Heb [ha-satan]
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