⁴Thenⁿ Satan^o answered him and said, “Skin for skin! All that that^p man has he will give for his life. ⁵But stretch out^q your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see whether^r he will curse^s you to your face.”^t

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Footnotes

nHebrew “And”
oHebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
pLiterally “the”
qOr “please”
rLiterally “if not”
sLiterally “bless”—negative meaning by context
tHebrew “your faces”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life. But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life. But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

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