[b-hebrew] barak (bless? curse?) in the Book of Job

John Estell oldearther at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 27 16:05:36 EST 2009


Young's Literal Translation renders Job 1:11  as such: The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

I understand that most translations translated barak as "curse" in this verse, as well as in Job 1:5, 2:5, and 2:9.  However, does the usual sense of "to bless" make sense in this context?

Might Satan be asking  God a question that if He put forth His hand against Job
will Job bless God to His face? Or in 2:5, might Satan have been telling God to put forth His hand and touch all Job has in order to see if he will still bless God?

Thanks,

John


      


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