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# Have you not put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side
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Satan states the facts to support his argument. Alternate translation: "You have protected him, his family and everything he owns" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side
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Just as a barrier such as a wall or a hedge surrounds and protects one's land, God has surrounded Job with his protection. Alternate translation: "protected him and his house and all that is his" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the deeds of his hands
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"everything that he does"
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# his livestock have spread throughout the land
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"he has more and more livestock in the land"
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