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Job 2:6
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KJ21
And the Lord said unto Satan, “Behold, he is in thine hand; only spare his life.”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
AMP
So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, only spare his life.”
AMPC
And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.
BRG
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
CSB
“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”
CSBA
‘Very well,’ the Lord told Satan, ‘he is in your power; only spare his life.’
CEB
The Lord answered the Adversary, “There he is—within your power; only preserve his life.”
CJB
Adonai said to the Adversary, “Here! He is in your hands, except that you are to spare his life.”
CEV
“All right!” the Lord replied. “Make Job suffer as much as you want, but just don't kill him.”
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
DRA
And the Lord said to Satan: Behold be is in thy hand, but yet save his life.
ERV
So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, Job is in your hands, but you are not allowed to kill him.”
EASY
So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over Job himself. But you must not cause his death.’
EHV
The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hand, but preserve his life.”
ESV
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
ESVUK
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
EXB
The Lord said to Satan [1:6], “All right, then. Job is in your ·power [L hand], but you ·may not take [L must preserve] his life.”
GNV
Then the Lord said unto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but save his life.
GW
The Lord told Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life!”
GNT
So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power, but you are not to kill him.”
HCSB
“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”
ICB
The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Job is in your power. But you must let him live.”
ISV
Then the Lord told Satan, “Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life.”
JUB
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand, but preserve his life.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
AKJV
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
LSB
So Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, only spare his life.”
LEB
So Yahweh said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power. Only spare his life.”
TLB
“Do with him as you please,” the Lord replied; “only 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.”
MEV
The Lord said to the Adversary, “Very well, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
NOG
Yahweh told Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life!”
NABRE
And the Lord said to the satan, “He is in your power; only spare his life.”
NASB
So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”
NASB1995
So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”
NCB
The Lord said to Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life.”
NCV
The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Job is in your power, but you may not take his life.”
NET
So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
NIRV
The Lord said to Satan, “All right. I am handing him over to you. But you must spare his life.”
NIV
The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
NIVUK
The Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.’
NKJV
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
NLV
So the Lord said to Satan, “See, he is in your power. Only do not kill him.”
NLT
“All right, do with him as you please,” the Lord said to Satan. “But spare his life.”
NRSVA
The Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.’
NRSVACE
The Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.’
NRSVCE
The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.”
NRSVUE
The Lord said to the accuser, “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.”
OJB
And Hashem said unto Hasatan, Hinei, he is in thine yad; but spare his nefesh.
RGT
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Lo, he is in your hand. But preserve his life.”
RSV
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power; only spare his life.”
RSVCE
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power; only spare his life.”
TLV
Adonai said to the satan, “Very well, he is in your hand—only spare his life!”
VOICE
Eternal One: Well then, this is how it will be: he is now in your hand. One thing, though: you will not take his life. Job must not be killed.
WEB
Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
WYC
Therefore the Lord said to Satan, Lo! he is in thine hand; nevertheless keep thou his life. (And so the Lord said to Satan, Lo! he is in thy hands, or under thy power; but do not thou kill him.)
YLT
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
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