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Job 2:6–7

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;i but you must spare his life.”j

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

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Job 2:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 2:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“All right, do with him as you please,” the Lord said to Satan. “But spare his life.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot.

Job 2:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Job is in your power, but you may not take his life.”

So Satan left the Lord’s presence. He put painful sores on Job’s body, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

Job 2:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 2:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 2:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Lord told Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life!” 

Satan left the Lord’s presence and struck Job with painful boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and inflicted loathsome sores on Job from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So Yahweh said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power. Only spare his life.”

So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence, and he inflicted Job with loathsome skin sores from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord said to Satan, “All right. I am handing him over to you. But you must spare his life.”

Then Satan left the Lord and went on his way. He sent painful sores on Job. They covered him from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

Job 2:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.


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