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# But now stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and see if he does not curse you to your face
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Satan means that if God attacks Job, he will see how Job responds. Alternate translation: "But now, if you stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, you will see that he will curse you to your face"
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# But now stretch out your hand
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Here "hand" refers to God's power to act. "But now use your power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# touch all that he has
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Here "touch" represents the action of harming or destroying. Alternate translation: "attack all that he has" or "destroy all that he has" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# to your face
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"in your hearing." This refers to a time when God is paying attention.
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