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Job 2:6

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But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Satan^H7854, Behold, he is in thine hand^H3027; but save^H8104 his life^H5315.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הִנֹּו בְיָדֶךָ אַךְ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁו שְׁמֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
הַ/שָּׂטָ֖ן	ha./sa.Tan	H7854	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ adversary
הִנּ֣/וֹ	hi.N/o	H2005	HTj/Sp3ms	there/ he
בְ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ	ve./ya.De./kha	H3027	HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms	(is) in/ hand/ your
אַ֖ךְ	'akh	H389	HTa	surely
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
נַפְשׁ֥/וֹ	naf.Sh/o	H5315	HNcbsc/Sp3ms	life/ his
שְׁמֹֽר	she.Mor	H8104	HVqv2ms	preserve

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
• H7854 — שָׂטָן (sâṭân, saw-tawn'): from שָׂטַן; an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good; adversary, Satan, withstand.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H389 — אַךְ (ʼak, ak): akin to אָכֵן; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only; also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H2005 — הֵן (hên, hane): a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if; behold, if, lo, though.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Behold — Job 1:12
• save — Job 38:10-11, Psalms 65:7, Luke 8:29-33, Luke 22:31-32, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 20:1-2, Revelation 20:7

Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 16:6, Deuteronomy 28:35, 2 Chronicles 18:21, Job 23:10, Psalms 78:49, Mark 5:13, Mark 9:20, Luke 4:9, Luke 8:32, Luke 12:23, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Timothy 2:26, Revelation 9:4, Revelation 9:5

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: DEVIL, THE, LIFE, NATURAL, SICKNESS
• Nave’s: GOD, SATAN, TEMPTATION

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