Job

Job 2:6

⁶“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Very well	הִנּ֣וֹ	hin·nōw	Interjection; third person masculine singular	H2005 lo! behold
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to Satan	הַשָּׂטָ֖ן	haś·śā·ṭān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
He is in your hands	בְיָדֶ֑ךָ	ḇə·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
but	אַ֖ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
you must spare	שְׁמֹֽר׃	šə·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his life	נַפְשׁ֥וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.