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Job 2:4

NETBible	But¹ Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for² skin!³ Indeed, a man will give up⁴ all that he has to save his life!⁵
NIV © biblegateway Job 2:4	"Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life.
NASB © biblegateway Job 2:4	Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
NLT © biblegateway Job 2:4	Satan replied to the LORD, "Skin for skin––he blesses you only because you bless him. A man will give up everything he has to save his life.
MSG © biblegateway Job 2:4	Satan answered, "A human would do anything to save his life.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 2:4	And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 2:4	Then Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! All that people have they will give to save their lives.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 2:4	So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
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KJV	And Satan <07854> answered <06030> (8799) the LORD <03068>_, and said <0559> (8799)_, Skin <05785> for skin <05785>_, yea, all that a man <0376> hath will he give <05414> (8799) for his life <05315>_.
NASB © biblegateway Job 2:4	Satan <07854> answered <06030> the LORD <03068> and said <0559> , "Skin <05785> for skin <05785> ! Yes, all <03605> that a man <0376> has he will give <05414> for his life <05315> .
LXXM	upolabwn <5274> V-AAPNS de <1161> PRT o <3588> T-NSM diabolov <1228> N-NSM eipen {V-AAI-3S} tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM derma <1192> N-NSN uper <5228> PREP dermatov <1192> N-GSN osa <3745> A-APN uparcei <5225> V-PAI-3S anyrwpw <444> N-DSM uper <5228> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF quchv <5590> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM ekteisei {V-FAI-3S}
NET [draft] ITL	But Satan <07854> answered <06030> the Lord <03068> , “Skin <05785> for <01157> skin <05785> ! Indeed, a man <0376> will give up <05414> all <03605> that <0834> he has to save his life <05315> !
HEBREW	wspn <05315> deb <01157> Nty <05414> syal <0376> rsa <0834> lkw <03605> rwe <05785> deb <01157> rwe <05785> rmayw <0559> hwhy <03068> ta <0853> Njvh <07854> Neyw (2:4) <06030>

NETBible

But¹ Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for² skin!³ Indeed, a man will give up⁴ all that he has to save his life!⁵

NET Notes

¹tn The form is the simply preterite with the vav (ו) consecutive. However, the speech of Satan is in contrast to what God said, even though in narrative sequence.

²tn The preposition בְּעַד (bÿ’ad) designates interest or advantage arising from the idea of protection for (“for the benefit of”); see IBHS 201-2 §11.2.7a.

³sn The meaning of the expression is obscure. It may come from the idea of sacrificing an animal or another person in order to go free, suggesting the expression that one type of skin that was worth less was surrendered to save the more important life. Satan would then be saying that Job was willing for others to die for him to go free, but not himself. “Skin” would be a synecdoche of the part for the whole (like the idiomatic use of skin today for a person in a narrow escape). The second clause indicates that God has not even scratched the surface because Job has been protected. His “skin” might have been scratched, but not his flesh and bone! But if his life had been put in danger, he would have responded differently.

⁴tc The LXX has “make full payment, pay a full price” (LSJ 522 s.v. ἐκτίνω).

⁵tn Heb “Indeed, all that a man has he will give for his life.”