The Meaning of Job 1:6 Explained

Job 1:6

KJV: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

YLT: And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.

Darby: And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.

ASV: Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now there was a day  when the sons  of God  came  to present  themselves before the LORD,  and Satan  came  also among  them. 

What does Job 1:6 Mean?

Study Notes

sons of God
This scene is in heaven. Cf. Job 2:1-7 .

Context Summary

Job 1:1-12 - Satan Aims At A High Mark
Job is introduced as a man of large possessions, highly honored by all who knew him, and of unimpeachable integrity toward God. His piety was specially evinced in the anxiety he experienced for his children, lest any of them should renounce or say farewell to God. What an example this is for parents! We should pray for each child by name, and, like Job, we should do so continually.
Satan is well called the Adversary, r.v., margin, because he opposes God and goodness. Compare Zechariah 3:1; Revelation 12:10. He admits Job's goodness, but challenges its motive. He suggests that it is by no means disinterested. Satan still considers the saints, and finds out their weak places and secret sins. But he has no power over us save by the divine permission, and if we are tempted, there is always available the needed supply of grace, 2 Corinthians 12:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 1

1  The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children
6  Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job
13  Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God

What do the individual words in Job 1:6 mean?

And there was a day and when came the sons of God to present themselves before Yahweh and came also Satan among them
וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל־ יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּב֥וֹא גַֽם־ הַשָּׂטָ֖ן בְּתוֹכָֽם

וַיְהִ֣י  And  there  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַיּ֔וֹם  a  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙  and  when  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב  to  present  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: יָצַב 
Sense: to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself.
עַל־  before 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיָּב֥וֹא  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
גַֽם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הַשָּׂטָ֖ן  Satan 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂטָן  
Sense: adversary, one who withstands.
בְּתוֹכָֽם  among  them 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.