JOB 1:9 Parallel View

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Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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ULT And the adversary answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

UST Satan replied to Yahweh, “Job only worships you because of what you have done for him.

BSB § Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

OEB To this Satan made answer:
 ⇔ But is it for nothing that Job fears God?

WEB Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

WMB Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

NET Then Satan answered the Lord, “Is it for nothing that Job fears God?

LSV And Satan answers YHWH and says, “Is Job fearing God for nothing?

FBV “Is it for nothing that Job respects God?” Satan answered. “You've placed a protective fence around him and his family—in fact around everything he has.

T4T Satan replied to Yahweh, “What you say is true, but Job greatly respects you only because of what you have done for him [RHQ].

LEB Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

BBE And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

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JPS Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Doth Job fear God for nought?

ASV Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

DRA And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain?

YLT And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God?

DBY And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

RV Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

WBS Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

KJB Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

BB Satan aunswered, and saide vnto the Lorde: Doth Iob feare God for naught?
(Satan answered, and said unto the Lord: Doth Yob fear God for naught?)

GNV Then Satan answered the Lord, and sayde, Doeth Iob feare God for nought?
(Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doeth Yob fear God for nought?)

CB Sathan answered, and sayde vnto the LORDE: Doth Iob feare God for naught?
(Satan answered, and said unto the LORD: Doth Yob fear God for naught?)

WYC To whom Sathan answeride, Whether Joob dredith God veynli?
(To whom Satan answered, Whether Yoob dredith God veynli?)

LUT Satan antwortete dem HErrn und sprach: Meinest du, daß Hiob umsonst GOtt fürchtet?
(Satan antwortete to_him HErrn and spoke: Mine you, that Hiob umsonst God fürchtet?)

CLV Cui respondens Satan, ait: Numquid Job frustra timet Deum?
(Cui respondens Satan, ait: Numquid Yob frustra timet Deum?)

BRN Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?

BrLXX Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ ὁ διάβολος, καὶ εἶπεν ἐναντίον τοῦ Κυρίου, μὴ δωρεὰν Ἰὼβ σέβεται τὸν Κύριον;
(Apekrithaʸ de ho diabolos, kai eipen enantion tou Kuriou, maʸ dōrean Iōb sebetai ton Kurion?)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַֽ⁠חִנָּ֔ם יָרֵ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב אֱלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered the,satan DOM YHWH and,said the,for_nothing fearing ʼIuōⱱ ʼₑlhīmv )

The adversary is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Job gets a lot in return for fearing God!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֱלֹהִֽים

ʼₑlhīmv

The adversary is speaking about God in the third person, even though he is addressing him directly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second person. Alternate translation: “you”

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