KJV King James Version
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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Job 2:4
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
WEB World English Bible
Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
ASV American Standard Version
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, ‘A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.
Surrounding context — Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֧עַןH6030 · unto dwellהַשָּׂטָ֛ןH7854 · sa.tanSatanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֹּאמַ֑רH559 · a.marto sayע֣וֹרH5785 · orskinבְּעַד־H1157 · be.adabout/through/forע֗וֹרH5785 · orskinוְכֹל֙H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichלָאִ֔ישׁH376 · ishmanיִתֵּ֖ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveבְּעַ֥דH1157 · be.adabout/through/forנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃H5315 · ne.pheshsoul
Cross-references
Philippians 3:8-10Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,Matthew 6:25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Jeremiah 41:8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.Esther 7:3-4Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:Acts 27:18-19And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship;Isaiah 2:20-21In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made [each one] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
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