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Job 2:4

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030 →
הַשָּׂטָ֛ןha.sa.Tanthe adversaryH7854 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559 →
ע֣וֹרorskinH5785 →
בְּעַד־be.'ad-forH1157 →
ע֗וֹרorskinH5785 →
וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לָאִ֔ישׁla.'Ish[belongs] to the manH376 →
יִתֵּ֖ןyi.Tenhe will giveH5414 →
בְּעַ֥דbe.'AdforH1157 →
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.Sholife hisH5315 →

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Mark 8:36What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”Philippians 3:8–10More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain ChristMatthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Philippians 3:7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.Luke 12:23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.Jeremiah 41:8But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.Genesis 47:19Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.Esther 7:3–4Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.1 Peter 3:10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.2 Kings 7:15And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.2 Samuel 19:16Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,Acts 27:22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

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