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The Interview Between the Lord and the Satan. (A)One day, when the sons of God[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, the satan also came among them.(B)

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  1. 1:6 Sons of God: members of the divine council; see Gn 6:1–4; Dt 32:8; Ps 82:1. The satan: lit., “adversary” (as in 1 Kgs 11:14). Here a member of the heavenly court, “the accuser” (Zec 3:1). In later biblical traditions this character will be developed as the devil (Gk. diabolos, “adversary”).

One day the angels[a](A) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b](B) also came with them.(C)

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  1. Job 1:6 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 1:6 Hebrew satan means adversary.