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Job 2:6

Context

2:6 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, 1  he is 2  in your power; 3  only preserve 4  his life.”

1 tn The particle הִנּוֹ (hinno) is literally, “here he is!” God presents Job to Satan, with the restriction on preserving Job’s life.

2 tn The LXX has “I deliver him up to you.”

3 tn Heb “hand.”

4 sn The irony of the passage comes through with this choice of words. The verb שָׁמַר (shamar) means “to keep; to guard; to preserve.” The exceptive clause casts Satan in the role of a savior – he cannot destroy this life but must protect it.



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