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[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear John,

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Estell" <oldearther AT yahoo.com>
To: "Harold Holmyard" <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>; 
<b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] barak (bless? curse?) in the Book of Job


> Harold,
>
> I'm not quite following what you are saying. What did Satan mean by "to 
> your face"?
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>
> To: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:28:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] barak (bless? curse?) in the Book of Job
>
> John ,
> > 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?
>
> HH: No, it does not seem to work. The "if not" is a veiled oath formula,
> so Satan is swearing that Job will bless God to his face. And really,
> what does "to your face" mean with "bless"?
>
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard
> >
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