{"id":17983,"date":"2021-10-01T14:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/?p=17983"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:00:42","slug":"the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/?p=17983","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Son of Perdition, Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation of my consideration of God\u2019s love for Satan revealed in the book of Job.\u00a0 I left off at Job 1:8 (NETS) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/09\/22\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-5\/#_Table10\">Table<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And the Lord said to him, \u201cDid you give thought to your disposition against my servant Iob\u2014because there is no one of those on the earth like him, a man who is blameless, genuine, religious, staying away from every evil thing?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I quoted the NETS here not because I think Claude E. Cox the English translator might agree with me.\u00a0 On the contrary the abstract of his paper\u2014\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sblcentral.org\/home\/conferencePaperDetails\/34840?search=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Translator as Author: The Old Greek Translator of Job<\/a>\u201d\u2014presented at the annual meeting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbl-site.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society of Biblical Literature<\/a> in 2015 leads me to believe that he ascribed editorial prerogatives to the Greek translator(s) of Job rather than the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/09\/13\/isaiah-5310-12-part-9\/#_Masoretes\">Masoretes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>This paper attempts to access the mind of the translator of Job by examining those instances the OG has no correspondence in the source text. Since these pieces of text cannot really be called \u201ctranslation,\u201d they belong uniquely to the translator.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Johann Cook in a paper titled, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scielo.org.za\/pdf\/ote\/v24n2\/02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Profile and some Theological Aspects of the Old Greek of Job \u2013 Resurrection and Life after Death as Points in Case<sup>1<\/sup><\/a>\u201d quoted from Mr. Cox\u2019s introduction to his translation of Job:<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>According to Cox,<sup>19<\/sup> the OGJOB is a work of good literary quality. The usual Hebraisms that are the tell-tale signs of translation Greek in much of the Septuagint corpus are absent \u2013 this applies to LXX Proverbs too. There can be no doubt that the translators of LXX Proverbs and the OGJOB were both steeped in Greek and Jewish culture.<sup>20<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Another general characteristic of the translation consists of transferring passages from elsewhere in Job or from other parts of the Septuagint into the translation, so-called inter-\/intra-textual rendering.<sup>21<\/sup> This phenomenon was detected by Dhorme<sup>22<\/sup> and Ziegler and studied by Heater, who calls it \u201cthe anaphoric translation technique.\u201d<sup>23<\/sup><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I quoted Mr. Cox\u2019s translation because he alone recognized the foreknowledge of God in <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/prose.html#prosesces\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f73\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/th.html#th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u1fc7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dian.html#dianoia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77\u1fb3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/so.html#sou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/kata.html#kata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70<\/a> (English Elpenor: <em>Hast thou diligently considered<\/em>) with his rendering: <em>Did you give thought to your disposition against<\/em>\u2026\u00a0 Rather than singling Job out to <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/09\/22\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-5\/#_bragging\">brag<\/a> about his righteousness, in Mr. Cox\u2019s translation\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h3068\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/a> (<em>Y\u1d4ah\u014dv\u00e2<\/em>) is fully aware that Satan has singled out Job and set his own heart and mind against him.<\/p>\n<p>I wondered if the Greek translators of Job heard this foreknowledge in the Hebrew from which the Greek was translated: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h7760\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d4\u05e9\u05c1\u05de\u05ea<\/a> (<em>\u015b\u00fbm<\/em>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h3820\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05dc\u05d1\u05da<\/a> (<em>l\u0113\u1e07<\/em>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h5921\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05e2\u05dc<\/a> (<em>\u02bfal<\/em>).\u00a0 In this particular instance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/rabbi-shlomo-yitzchaki-rashi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashi\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/16403\/showrashi\/true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentary<\/a> seems to confirm what the Greek translators heard in the Hebrew and what Mr. Cox heard in turn in the Greek: \u201c<strong>Have you paid attention to My servant Job:<\/strong> that you should desire to denounce him?\u201d\u00a0 If I had studied Mr. Cox\u2019s translation of Job many years earlier might I have come to a different conclusion about God\u2019s love and my hunger and thirst for righteousness, and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/09\/22\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-5\/#_wife\">served<\/a> my wife and family better?<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t go back.\u00a0 I can only go on.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:9 (Tanakh\/KJV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:9 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:9 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Job 1:9 (Elpenor English)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">Then Satan answered the LORD (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/16403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u0596\u05d4<\/a>), and said, Doth Job fear God (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/16403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05dd<\/a>) for nought?<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Then Satan answered the Lord (<em>Y\u1d4ah\u014dv\u00e2<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h3068\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/a>), \u201cIs it for nothing that Job fears God (<em>&#8216;\u0115l\u014dh\u00eem<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h430\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd<\/a>)?<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Then the slanderer answered and said before the Lord (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#tou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ku.html#kuriou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5<\/a>), \u201cDoes Iob really worship the Lord (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#ton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/qe.html#qeon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd<\/a>) for nothing?<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#tou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ku.html#kuriou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5<\/a>), Does Job worship the Lord (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#ton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ku.html#kurion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u039a\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/a>) for nothing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a id=\"_nothing\"><\/a>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/1+Timothy+2:14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eve<\/a> I\u2019m very susceptible to Satan\u2019s reasoning.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to take away from this that I should <em>fear <\/em>(<em>y\u0101r\u0113&#8217;<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h3372\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05a5\u05d0<\/a>) <em>God for nought<\/em> (<em>\u1e25inn\u0101m<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h2600\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05a3\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u0594\u05dd<\/a>), that true righteousness would be to <em>worship <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/se.html#sebetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c3\u1f73\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/se.html#sebw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c3\u03ad\u03b2\u03c9<\/a>) <em>the Lord for nothing<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mh.html#mh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bc\u1f74<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/dw.html#dwrean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd<\/a>).\u00a0 The Greek word \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd in particular might deceive me.<\/p>\n<p><em>As you go<\/em>, Jesus instructed his disciples, <em>preach this message: \u2018The kingdom of heaven is near!\u2019 \u00a0Heal the sick, raise the dead,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><em> cleanse lepers, cast out demons.\u00a0 Freely<\/em> (\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd) <em>you received, freely<\/em> (\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd) <em>give<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Would it not be better to worship the Lord <em>freely<\/em>?\u00a0 Jesus\u2019 own attitude and the answer to this question are revealed as He continued (Matthew 10:9, 10 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts; no bag for the journey; or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff; for the worker deserves his provisions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jesus believes <em>the worker deserves his provisions <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ax.html#axios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f04\u03be\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ga.html#gar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b3\u1f70\u03c1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/o.html#o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f41<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/er.html#ergaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03c1\u03b3\u1f71\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/th.html#ths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/tro.html#trofhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1fc6\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/aut.html#autou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/a>).\u00a0 This ought to be a no-brainer.\u00a0 My employer provided everything I needed to do the job he also paid me to do.\u00a0 Imagine being sent out to <em>Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers <\/em>and<em> cast out demons <\/em>without the grace of God to enable one to do so.<\/p>\n<p>That grace, that enabling power to <em>Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers <\/em>and<em> cast out demons <\/em>is what was <em>freely <\/em>(\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd) <em>received <\/em>by Jesus\u2019 disciples.\u00a0 Then and only then did he command them to <em>freely <\/em>(\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd) <em>give <\/em>the benefit of that enabling power to <em>Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers <\/em>and<em> cast out demons <\/em>to others.\u00a0 Jesus never asked them to worship Him <em>freely<\/em>, sending them out to <em>Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers <\/em>and<em> cast out demons <\/em>by their own power, their own authority or their own righteousness.<\/p>\n<p><em>Now without faith it is impossible to please<\/em> [God], <em>for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 The Greek words translated <em>he rewards <\/em>were the noun <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mi.html#misqapodoths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/a> followed by the verb <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/gi.html#ginetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b3\u1f77\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/gi.html#ginomai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>): literally \u201che becomes the paymaster of\u201d <em>those who seek him<\/em>.\u00a0 In other words, God is a better employer than the man who \u201cprovided everything I needed to do the job he also paid me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>And my God will supply your every need<\/em>, Paul wrote believing Philippians, <em>according to his glorious <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/07\/12\/jedidiah-part-6\/#_ftn1\">riches<\/a> in Christ Jesus<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn5\"><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 <em>What then shall we say about these things? <\/em>Paul asked believing Romans rhetorically.\u00a0 <em>If God is for us, who can be against us? \u00a0Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/13\/forgiveness-and-my-religious-mind\/#sdfootnote2sym\">but<\/a> gave him up for us all\u2014how will he not also, along with him, freely give<\/em> <em>us all things<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/13\/forgiveness-and-my-religious-mind\/#_Table3\">Table<\/a>]?<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn6\"><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 (The Greek word translated <em>freely give<\/em> here was <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#carisetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u1f77\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ca.html#carizomai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Satan continued:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:10 (Tanakh\/KJV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:10 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:10 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Job 1:10 (Elpenor English)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? \u00a0You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Have you not put a fence around things external to him, both what is within his household as well as what is outside of all that belongs to him, all around?\u00a0 You blessed the works of his hands, and his livestock you increased on the earth.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a id=\"_hypothesis\"><\/a>It is difficult to use Satan\u2019s words to decipher what he thinks or believes. \u00a0Jesus described the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/09\/22\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-5\/#_devil\">devil<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/diab.html#diabolou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u1f79\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/diab.html#diabolos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>) as one who <em>does <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/03\/18\/a-monotonous-cycle-revisited-part-2\/#_ftn10\">not<\/a> uphold the truth because there is no truth in him. \u00a0Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature because he is a liar and the father of lies<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn7\"><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Still, Satan\u2019s words express a thought or belief as a hypothesis: Job does not fear or worship God freely (or, for nothing).\u00a0 Job worships God because God has blessed the works of Job\u2019s hands and protected the fruit of Job\u2019s labors.<\/p>\n<p>We are told the following about Job:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:2, 3 (Tanakh\/KJV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:2, 3 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:2, 3 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Job 1:2, 3 (Elpenor English)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Now there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">And he had seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. \u00a0Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">And his livestock was: seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys at pasture; as well he had very many servants and extensive activities in the land, and that man was well-born among those of the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was [most] noble of the [men] of the east.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Satan\u2019s hypothesis was that this was the reason Job feared or worshiped God.\u00a0 He proposed a test for this hypothesis.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:11 (Tanakh\/KJV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:11 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:11 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Job 1:11 (Elpenor English)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/16403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05bd\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05bd\u05da\u05bc\u05b8<\/a>) thee to thy face.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse (<em>b\u0101ra\u1e35<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lexicon\/h1288\/kjv\/wlc\/0-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05da<\/a>) you to your face!\u201d<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">But stretch out your hand, and touch all that he has; surely he will bless (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/eul.html#euloghsei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/a>) you to your face!\u201d<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/eul.html#euloghsei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/a>) thee to [thy] face.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a id=\"_bless\"><\/a>A note (<a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30<\/a>) in the NET reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The Hebrew verb is \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 (barakh), which means \u201cto bless.\u201d Here is a case where the writer or a scribe has substituted the word \u201ccurse\u201d with the word \u201cbless\u201d to avoid having the expression \u201ccurse God\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/16403\/showrashi\/true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashi\u2019s commentary<\/a> reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>But:<\/strong> were you to touch all that he has, would he not blaspheme You to Your face immediately? This is a question\u2026<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another note (<a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">53<\/a>) in the NET reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The formula used in the expression is the oath formula: \u201cif not to your face he will curse you\u201d meaning \u201che will surely curse you to your face.\u201d Satan is so sure that the piety is insincere that he can use an oath formula.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Greek translators of the Septuagint seem to confirm that oath formula: <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ei.html#ei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f30<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mh.html#mhn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd<\/a> (BLB), translated <em>surely <\/em>(NETS); <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/h.html#h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mh.html#mhn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd<\/a> (Elpenor), translated <em>verily <\/em>(English Elpenor).\u00a0 By translating <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/eul.html#euloghsei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/eul.html#eulogew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c9<\/a>) in the positive sense <em>to bless<\/em> rather than the negative sense <em>to curse<\/em>, the English translators of the Septuagint have made Satan\u2019s words sarcastic to the point of mockery.<\/p>\n<p>To review: Satan\u2019s hypothesis is that Job does not fear or worship God freely (or, for nothing); Job worships God because God has blessed the works of Job\u2019s hands and protected the fruit of Job\u2019s labor.\u00a0 Satan\u2019s proposed test of this hypothesis is, <em>strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you <\/em>(or not bless you) <em>to your face<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>God <em>announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn8\"><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/a> \u00a0He didn\u2019t need a scientific experiment to know Job\u2019s response.\u00a0 Satan lacks this knowledge.\u00a0 <em>Love is patient, love is kind<\/em>\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_ftn9\"><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 God was both patient with, and kind to, Satan when He authorized this scientific experiment.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:12 (Tanakh\/KJV)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:12 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Job 1:12 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Job 1:12 (Elpenor English)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. \u00a0So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">So the Lord said to Satan, \u201cAll right then, everything he has is in your power. \u00a0Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!\u201d \u00a0So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Then the Lord said to the slanderer, \u201cLook, all that he has I am giving into your power, but do not touch him.\u201d\u00a0 So the slanderer went out from the Lord.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not himself. \u00a0So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I\u2019ll pick this up in another essay.<\/p>\n<p>Tables comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table1\">Job 1:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table3\">1:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table5\">1:2<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table7\">1:3<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table9\">1:11<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table11\">1:12<\/a> in the Tanakh, KJV and NET, and tables comparing the Greek of <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table2\">Job 1:9<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table4\">1:10<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table6\">1:2<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table8\">1:3<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table10\">1:11<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table12\">1:12<\/a> in the Septuagint (BLB and Elpenor), and a table comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2021\/10\/01\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-6\/#_Table13\">Matthew 10:8<\/a> in the NET and KJV follow.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Then Satan answered the Lord, \u201cIs it for nothing that Job fears God?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/9\/t_bibles_437009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f41 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u03c3\u1f73\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u0399\u03c9\u03b2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/qe.html#qeon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03bd<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u1f77\u03b8\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f41 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f77\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u0387 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u1fbf\u0399\u1f7c\u03b2 \u03c3\u1f73\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ku.html#kurion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u039a\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:9 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Then the slanderer answered and said before the Lord, \u201cDoes Iob really worship the Lord for nothing?<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table3\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? \u00a0You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table4\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/10\/t_bibles_437010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03bf\u1f50 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u1f73\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f44\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/aut.html#autw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7<\/a> <\/strong>\u03ba\u1f7b\u03ba\u03bb\u1ff3 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03bf\u1f50 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u1f73\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03be\u03c9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f44\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/aut.html#autou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/a> <\/strong>\u03ba\u1f7b\u03ba\u03bb\u1ff3; \u03c4\u1f70 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/de.html#de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b4\u1f72<\/a> <\/strong>\u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:10 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Have you not put a fence around things external to him, both what is within his household as well as what is outside of all that belongs to him, all around?\u00a0 You blessed the works of his hands, and his livestock you increased on the earth.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? <strong>and <\/strong>hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table5\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table6\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/2\/t_bibles_437002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f11\u03c0\u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd7\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f10\u03b3\u1f73\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u1f72 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1f76 \u1f11\u03c0\u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b8\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:2 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Now there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">And he had seven sons and three daughters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table7\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. \u00a0Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table8\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/3\/t_bibles_437003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f26\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f11\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u1f71\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b6\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b3\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b8\u1f75\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f71\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c3\u03c6\u1f79\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u1f71\u03bb\u03b1 \u1f26\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f26\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd7\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f74\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c6\u1fbd \u1f21\u03bb\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f26\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c4\u1f75\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f11\u03c0\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1, \u03ba\u1f71\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f77\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9, \u03b6\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b3\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1, \u03b8\u1f75\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f71\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c3\u03c6\u1f79\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u1f71\u03bb\u03b1 \u1f26\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2\u0387 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f26\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f74\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f00\u03c6\u1fbf \u1f21\u03bb\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:3 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">And his livestock was: seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys at pasture; as well he had very many servants and extensive activities in the land, and that man was well-born among those of the east.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was [most] noble of the [men] of the east.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table9\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table10\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/11\/t_bibles_437011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f79\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd7\u03c1\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f05\u03c8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f67\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ei.html#ei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03b5\u1f30<\/a> <\/strong>\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f79\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f05\u03c8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u1f67\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u0387 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/h.html#h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f26<\/a> <\/strong>\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:11 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">But stretch out your hand, and touch all that he has; surely he will bless you to your face!\u201d<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to [thy] face.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table11\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/iyov-job-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B18C001.htm#V12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Job+1:12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. \u00a0So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">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.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">So the Lord said to Satan, \u201cAll right then, everything he has is in your power. \u00a0Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!\u201d \u00a0So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table12\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/job\/1\/12\/t_bibles_437012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u1f79\u03bb\u1ff3 \u1f30\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u1f77\u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/all.html#alla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70<\/a> <\/strong>\u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f05\u03c8\u1fc3 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03be\u1fc6\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/para.html#para\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#tou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/a><\/strong> \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u03c4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u039a\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u1f79\u03bb\u1ff3\u0387 \u1f30\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u1f76\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, \u03b4\u1f77\u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/all.html#all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1fbf<\/a><\/strong> \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f05\u03c8\u1fc3. \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03be\u1fc6\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03b2\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/apo.html#apo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f00\u03c0\u1f78<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/prosw.html#proswpou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5<\/a><\/strong> \u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/28-iob-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=25&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job 1:12 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Then the Lord said to the slanderer, \u201cLook, all that he has I am giving into your power, but do not touch him.\u201d\u00a0 So the slanderer went out from the Lord.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not himself. \u00a0So the devil went out from <strong>the presence<\/strong> of the Lord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table13\"><\/a>Matthew 10:8 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Matthew 10:8 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+10:8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u1f00\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ne.html#nekrous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ege.html#egeirete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/a><\/strong>, \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u1f77\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u1f79\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u1f10\u03ba\u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5\u0387 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u1f10\u03bb\u1f71\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u1f70\u03bd \u03b4\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 <strong>\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/strong> \u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2022\/01\/05\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-7\/\"><em>The Lost Son of Perdition, Part 7<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2022\/03\/07\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-8\/\">Back to <em>The Lost Son of Perdition, Part 8<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2022\/08\/08\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-9\/\">Back to <em>The Lost Son of Perdition, Part 9<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2023\/02\/26\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-10\/\">Back to <em>The Lost Son of Perdition, Part 10<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2024\/10\/08\/luke-822-56\/\">Back to <em>Luke 8:22-56<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><sup>[1]<\/sup> Johann Cook, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scielo.org.za\/pdf\/ote\/v24n2\/02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Profile and some Theological Aspects of the Old Greek of Job \u2013 Resurrection and Life after Death as Points in Case<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scielo.org.za\/revistas\/ote\/iaboutj.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OTE<\/a> 24\/2 (2011), p. 327<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn2\"><\/a><sup>[2]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+10:8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/online-bibles\/novum-testamentum-graece-na-28\/read-the-bible-text\/bibel\/text\/lesen\/stelle\/50\/100001\/109999\/ch\/53a53314653f9d16b40ddf0b26aff720\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ne.html#nekrous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ege.html#egeirete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u1f10\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> here.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> had it following <em>cleanse lepers<\/em> (KJV: <em>cleanse the lepers<\/em>).\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> did not have it at all.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn3\"><\/a><sup>[3]<\/sup> Matthew 10:7, 8 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn4\"><\/a><sup>[4]<\/sup> Hebrews 11:6 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn5\"><\/a><sup>[5]<\/sup> Philippians 4:19 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/07\/12\/jedidiah-part-6\/#_Table43\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn6\"><\/a><sup>[6]<\/sup> Romans 8:31, 32 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn7\"><\/a><sup>[7]<\/sup> John 8:44b (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/03\/18\/a-monotonous-cycle-revisited-part-2\/#_Table21\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn8\"><\/a><sup>[8]<\/sup> Isaiah 46:10a (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/11\/22\/the-lost-son-of-perdition-part-1\/#_Table5\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn9\"><\/a><sup>[9]<\/sup> 1 Corinthians 13:4a (NET)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation of my consideration of God\u2019s love for Satan revealed in the book of Job.\u00a0 I left off at Job 1:8 (NETS) Table: And the Lord said to him, \u201cDid you give thought to your disposition against &hellip; <a 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