| Hebrew |
וַיַּ֧עַן הַשָּׂטָ֛ן אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ע֣וֹר בְּעַד ע֗וֹר וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָאִ֔ישׁ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּעַ֥ד נַפְשֽׁוֹ |
| ESV |
Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.
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| NIV |
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.
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| NLT |
Satan replied to the LORD, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.
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| LXX |
ὑπολαβὼν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article διάβολος εἶπεν τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κυρίῳ δέρμα ὑπὲρ δέρματος ὅσα ὑπάρχει ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὲρ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ψυχῆς αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐκτείσει |
| 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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