Job 2:6

Job 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

Context of Job 2:6

4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life. 5But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.” 7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

Job 2:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Very wellהֵןhên · look!H2005
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the LORDאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• to Satanשָׂטָןώâţân · SatanH7854
• He is in your handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• butאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• you must spareשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• his lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Job 2:6

• Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 38:10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
• Psalms 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
• Luke 8:29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
• Luke 22:31Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
• Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

Commentaries on Job 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But save his life - His body thou shalt have permission to afflict, but against his life thou shalt have no power; therefore take care of his life. The original, שמר נפשו naphsho shemor, may be translated, keep his soul; but the word also signifies life; yet in the hands of the destroyer the life of this holy man is placed! How astonishing is the economy of salvation! It is so managed, by the unlimited power and skill of God, that the grand adversary of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, he is in thine hand - He is at thy disposal; see Job 1:12, Margin. But save his life - Margin, “only.” This was to be the only limitation. It would seem that he had the power to make any selection of disease, and to afflict him in any manner, provided it did not terminate fatally. The keen sorrows which Job afterward endured showed the malignancy of the tempter; evinced his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and his knowledge of what thc human frame…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6spare (literally guard or watch over): Ironically, God made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (compare 10:13–14; 13:27; 33:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. but save--rather, "only spare his life." Satan shows his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and also his knowledge of what man's body can bear without vital injury.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 2:6

• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Satan
• Satan, devil, evil one
• Comfort
• Lip
• Potsherd
• Receive
• Scrape
• Speak
• Job, Book of
• Joshua (3)

Commentaries on Job 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings