Job

Job 2:4–5

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.”

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Job 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Skin	ע֣וֹר	‘ō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H5785 skin
for	בְּעַד־	bə·‘aḏ-	Preposition	H1157 separation
skin	ע֗וֹר	‘ō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H5785 skin
Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֛ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
replied	וַיַּ֧עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
A man	לָאִ֔ישׁ	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will give up	יִתֵּ֖ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
he owns	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in exchange for	בְּעַ֥ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
his life	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Job 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אוּלָם֙	’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
stretch out	שְֽׁלַֽח־	šə·laḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
Your hand	יָֽדְךָ֔	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and strike	וְגַ֥ע	wə·ḡa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
his flesh	בְּשָׂר֑וֹ	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and bones	עַצְמ֖וֹ	‘aṣ·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
and he will surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
curse You	יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃	yə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your face	פָּנֶ֖יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 2:4 Philippians 3:8–10 · Matthew 6:25 · Matthew 16:26 · Jeremiah 41:8 · Esther 7:3–4

Job 2:5 Job 1:11 · Leviticus 24:15 · Job 19:20–21 · Job 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.