Job 2:4
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And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life:

Job 2:3
And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should afflict him without cause.

Job 2:5
But put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt see that he will bless thee to thy face.

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And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life:

all that.

Esther 7:3,4 Then she answered: If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please thee, give me my life for which I ask, and my people for which I request. . . .

Isaiah 2:20,21 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats. . . .

Jeremiah 41:8 But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with their brethren.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?

Matthew 16:26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

Acts 27:18,19 And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship. . . .

Philippians 3:8-10 Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ. . . .

Context
Job Loses His Health
3And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should afflict him without cause. 4And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life:5But put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt see that he will bless thee to thy face.…
Lexicon
“Skin
ע֣וֹר (‘ō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5785: Skin, hide, leather

for
בְּעַד־ (bə·‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

skin!”
ע֗וֹר (‘ō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5785: Skin, hide, leather

Satan
הַשָּׂטָ֛ן (haś·śā·ṭān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7854: An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good

replied.
וַיַּ֧עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

“A man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

will give up
יִתֵּ֖ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

all
וְכֹל֙ (wə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

he owns
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

in exchange for
בְּעַ֥ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

his life.
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


Additional Translations
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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