Job 2:6

NETBible

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, 1  he is 2  in your power; 3  only preserve 4  his life.”

NIV ©

The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."

NASB ©

So the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life."

NLT ©

"All right, do with him as you please," the LORD said to Satan. "But spare his life."

MSG ©

GOD said, "All right. Go ahead--you can do what you like with him. But mind you, don't kill him."

BBE ©

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.

NRSV ©

The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life."

NKJV ©

And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life."

KJV
And the LORD
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said
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unto Satan
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Behold, he [is] in thine hand
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but save
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{but: or, only}
NASB ©
So the LORD
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said
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to Satan
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, "Behold
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, he is in your power
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, only
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spare
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his life
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."
LXXM
eipen {V-AAI-3S} de
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PRT
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T-NSM
kuriov
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N-NSM
tw
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T-DSM
diabolw
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N-DSM
idou
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INJ
paradidwmi
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V-PAI-1S
soi
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P-DS
auton
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D-ASM
monon
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ADV
thn
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T-ASF
quchn
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N-ASF
autou
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D-GSM
diafulaxon
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V-AAD-2S
NET [draft] ITL
So the Lord
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said
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to
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Satan
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, “All right, he is in your power
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; only
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preserve
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his life
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.”
HEBREW
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wspn
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ta
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Ka
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Kdyb
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wnh
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Njvh
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la
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hwhy
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rmayw (2:6)
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NETBible

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, 1  he is 2  in your power; 3  only preserve 4  his life.”

NET Notes

1 tn The particle הִנּוֹ (hinno) is literally, “here he is!” God presents Job to Satan, with the restriction on preserving Job’s life.

2 tn The LXX has “I deliver him up to you.”

3 tn Heb “hand.”

4 sn The irony of the passage comes through with this choice of words. The verb שָׁמַר (shamar) means “to keep; to guard; to preserve.” The exceptive clause casts Satan in the role of a savior – he cannot destroy this life but must protect it.