Job 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֧עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַשָּׂטָ֛ן
sâṭân
H7854
adversary
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ע֣וֹר
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
בְּעַד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
ע֗וֹר
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
וְכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לָאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִתֵּ֖ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּעַ֥ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
נַפְשֽׁוֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the adversary answered Yahweh and said, “Skin for skin! Indeed, all that to a man, he will give for his life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).