Job 2:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life.

New Living Translation
Satan replied to the LORD, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.

English Standard Version
Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.

Berean Study Bible
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

New American Standard Bible
Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life.

NASB 1995
Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

NASB 1977
And Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Amplified Bible
Satan answered the LORD, “Skin for skin! Yes, a man will give all he has for his life.

Christian Standard Bible
“Skin for skin! ” Satan answered the LORD. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Skin for skin!" Satan answered the LORD. "A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

Contemporary English Version
Satan answered, "There's no pain like your own. People will do anything to stay alive.

Good News Translation
Satan replied, "A person will give up everything in order to stay alive.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.

International Standard Version
Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.

NET Bible
But Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

New King James Version
So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

King James 2000 Bible
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life.

New Heart English Bible
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin. Indeed, all that a man has he will give for his life.

World English Bible
Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

American King James Version
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

American Standard Version
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

A Faithful Version
And Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Darby Bible Translation
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;

English Revised Version
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayde, Skin for skin, and all that euer a man hath, will he giue for his life.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Satan aunswered the Lord, and sayd, Skinne for skinne, yea a man wil geue al that euer he hath for his life.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Sathan answered the LORDE, and sayde: Skynne for skynne? yee a man will geue all yt euer he hath, for his life.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Satan answers YHWH and says, “A skin for a skin, and all that a man has he gives for his life.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the adversary will answer Jehovah and say, Skin for skin, and all which is to a man he will give for his soul.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Answering him, Satan said, “Skin for skin; and everything that a man has, he will give for his life.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Satan answered and said to LORD JEHOVAH: “Skin in exchange for skin and everything that a man has he gives in exchange for his life, and he escapes

Lamsa Bible
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life, to save it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, all that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
















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