6The Lord said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."


In Context

3 Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason."

4 "Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life.

5 But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face."

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

7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

Job 2:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the Lord said to Satan: Behold be is in thy hand, but yet save his life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; only spare his life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; but save his life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Yahweh said to Satan, |Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he is in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but save his life.