Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life.
New American Standard Bible
Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
King James Version
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Holman Bible
“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
International Standard Version
Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.
A Conservative Version
And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.
American Standard Version
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Amplified
Satan answered the Lord, “
Bible in Basic English
And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
Darby Translation
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
Julia Smith Translation
And the adversary will answer Jehovah and say, Skin for skin, and all which is to a man he will give for his soul.
King James 2000
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life.
Modern King James verseion
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life.
NET Bible
But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
New Heart English Bible
Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
The Emphasized Bible
Then the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Skin for skin, and so, all that a man hath, will he give for his life.
Webster
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
World English Bible
Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Satan falsely accuses job
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
Man » Would give all his possessions for the preservation of life
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:4
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Prayers for Job 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Adversary's Attack On Job's Person
3 So Yahweh {asked} Satan, "Have you {considered} my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth--a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. And still he persists in his blamelessness {even though} you incited me against him to destroy him for nothing." 4 Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."
Cross References
Esther 7:3-4
Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;
Isaiah 2:20-21
On that day humanity will throw away its idols of silver and its idols of gold, which they made for it to worship, to the rodents and to the bats--
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men were found among them, and they said to Ishmael, "You must not kill us, for {we have} hidden treasures in the field, wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he refrained and he did not kill them in the midst of their fellow countrymen.
Matthew 6:25
"For this [reason] I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body [more than] clothing?
Matthew 16:26
For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
Acts 27:18-19
And [because] we were violently battered by the storm, on the next [day] {they began} jettisoning [the cargo],
Philippians 3:8-10
{More than that}, even consider all [things] to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all [things], and consider [them] dung, in order that I may gain Christ