Job 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the LORD 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Satan,הַשָּׂטָ֖ן
(has·sa·tan)
7854: adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of Godof uncertain derivation
"Behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
he is in your power,בְיָדֶ֑ךָ
(ve·ya·de·cha;)
3027: handa prim. root
onlyאַ֖ךְ
(ach)
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
spareשְׁמֹֽר׃
(she·mor.)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
his life."נַפְשֹׁ֥ו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Satan
satan  (saw-tawn')
an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good -- adversary, Satan, withstand.
Behold he is in thine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
but save
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life."

King James Bible
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Very well," the LORD told Satan, "he is in your power; only spare his life."

International Standard Version
Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life."

NET Bible
So the LORD said to Satan, "All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD told Satan, "He is in your power, but you must spare his life!"

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.
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