Berean Standard Bible
““Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.””
The book opens by describing Job as blameless and upright. Then the scene shifts to heaven, where the sons of God present themselves before the Lord and Satan comes among them.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y dijo Jehová á Satán: ¿De dónde vienes? Y respondiendo Satán á Jehová, dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
―¿De dónde vienes? —le preguntó el Señor al acusador. Y este respondió: ―De rondar la tierra y recorrerla por todas partes.
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