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OET (OET-RV) “Listen,” Yahweh said to him, “I’ll give you power over him, but you must preserve his life.”
OET-LV And_he/it_said Yahweh to the_satan see_he in/on/at/with_power_your nevertheless DOM life_his preserve.
UHB וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer yahweh ʼel-hassāţān hinnō ⱱəyādekā ʼak ʼet-nafshō shəmor.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Yahweh said to the adversary, “Behold him in your hand; only spare his life.”
UST Yahweh replied to Satan, “All right, I permit you to harm his body. But you must leave him alive.”
BSB § “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
OEB Whereat Jehovah said to Satan:
⇔ "See! he is on thy power,
⇔ But take heed that thou spare his life."
WEB Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
WMB The LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
NET So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
LSV And YHWH says to Satan, “Behold, he [is] in your hand; only take care of his life.”
FBV So the Lord said to Satan, “Very well, you have the power to do whatever you want to him, but don't kill him.”
T4T Yahweh replied to Satan, “◄All right/Okay►, you may do to him whatever you want to do, but do not cause him to die.”
LEB So[fn] Yahweh said to Satan,[fn] “All right,[fn] heis in your power.[fn] Only spare his life.”
¶
?:? Literally “And it happened the/one day”
?:? Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
?:? Literally “Look”
?:? Literally “hand”
BBE And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.
MOF No MOF JOB book available
JPS And the LORD said unto Satan: 'Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.'
ASV And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
DRA And the Lord said to Satan: Behold be is in thy hand, but yet save his life.
YLT And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
DBY And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
RV And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; only spare his life.
WBS And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; but save his life.
KJB And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.[fn]
(And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine/your hand; but save his life.)
2.6 but: or, only
BB And the Lord sayde vnto Satan: Lo, he is in thyne hand, but saue his lyfe.
(And the Lord said unto Satan: Lo, he is in thine/your hand, but save his life.)
GNV Then the Lord said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life.
(Then the Lord said unto Satan, Lo, he is in thine/your hand, but save his life. )
CB Then sayde the LORDE vnto Satha: lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life.
(Then said the LORD unto Satha: lo, there hast thou/you him in thy/your power, but spare his life.)
WYC Therfor the Lord seide to Sathan, Lo! he is in `thin hond; netheles kepe thou his lijf.
(Therefore the Lord said to Satan, Lo! he is in `thin hond; netheles keep thou/you his life.)
LUT Der HErr sprach zu dem Satan: Siehe da, er sei in deiner Hand; doch schone seines Lebens!
(The LORD spoke to to_him Satan: Siehe da, he be in deiner Hand; though/but schone seines life!)
CLV Dixit ergo Dominus ad Satan: Ecce in manu tua est: verumtamen animam illius serva.[fn]
(Dixit ergo Master to Satan: Behold in by_hand your it_is: verumtamen animam illius serva.)
2.6 Ecce in manu tua est. Potestatem per suos in carnem Christi Satan habuit, sed animam servat, non quod non tentet, sed quod non superet; vel animam, id est, charos et ei electos a jure suo amittit, cum illum occidit a planta pedis usque ad verticem: quia ab exordio mundi membris ejus dura intulit, et usque ad caput ipsorum, id est Christum, sæviendo pervenit. Ecce in manu tua. Sinit nos tentari, ut videamur nobis infirmi, et tamen custodit.
2.6 Behold in by_hand your est. Potestatem per suos in carnem Christi Satan habuit, but animam servat, not/no that not/no tentet, but that not/no superet; or animam, id it_is, charos and to_him electos a yure his_own amittit, when/with him occidit a planta pedis usque to verticem: because away exordio mundi membris his dura intulit, and usque to caput ipsorum, id it_is Christum, sæviendo pervenit. Behold in by_hand your. Sinit nos tentari, as videamur nobis infirmi, and tamen custodit.
BRN And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; only save his life.
BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Κύριος τῷ διαβόλῳ, ἰδοὺ παραδίδωμί σοι αὐτόν· μόνον τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ διαφύλαξον.
(Eipe de ho Kurios tōi diabolōi, idou paradidōmi soi auton; monon taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou diafulaxon. )
2:6 spare (literally guard/watch over): God ironically made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (cp. 10:13-14; 13:27; 33:11).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בְיָדֶ֑ךָ
in/on/at/with,power,your
Here, hand represents the capability of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in 1:12. Alternate translation: “in your power” or “under your control”