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Job 2:6

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַשָּׂטָ֖ןha.sa.Tanthe adversaryH7854 →
הִנּ֣וֹhi.Nothere heH2005 →
בְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.kha[is] in hand yourH3027 →
אַ֖ךְ'akhsurelyH389 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.Sholife hisH5315 →
שְׁמֹֽר׃she.MorpreserveH8104 →

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1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.Luke 12:23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.Luke 22:31–32Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.Revelation 9:5The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.Mark 5:13He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.Job 38:11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?Job 38:10–11when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,Luke 8:29–33For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.2 Timothy 2:26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.Luke 8:32There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.Revelation 9:4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.Luke 4:9Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.Genesis 16:6“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.2 Chronicles 18:21And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’Revelation 20:1–2Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

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