“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(A) for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(B) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(C)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(D) but you must spare his life.”(E)

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And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. (A)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (B)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [a]curse You to Your face!”

(C)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:5 Lit. bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5