Job 2:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face."

New Living Translation
But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

English Standard Version
But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.”

Berean Study Bible
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

New American Standard Bible
However, reach out with Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face!”

NASB 1995
"However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face."

NASB 1977
“However, put forth Thy hand, now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse Thee to Thy face.”

Amplified Bible
But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh [and severely afflict him]; and he will curse You to Your face.”

Christian Standard Bible
But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face."

Contemporary English Version
Try striking Job's own body with pain, and he will curse you to your face."

Good News Translation
But now suppose you hurt his body--he will curse you to your face!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones. I bet he'll curse you to your face."

International Standard Version
However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

NET Bible
But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

New King James Version
But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

King James 2000 Bible
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.

New Heart English Bible
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face."

World English Bible
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."

American King James Version
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.

American Standard Version
But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

A Faithful Version
But indeed put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face."

Darby Bible Translation
but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!

English Revised Version
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Webster's Bible Translation
But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But stretch now out thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But lay thyne hande nowe vpon hym, and touch once his bone and his fleshe, and he shall curse thee to thy face.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But laye thine honde vpon him, touch him once vpon the bone and flesh, and (I holde) he shall curse the to thy face.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Yet, put forth Your hand now, and strike to his bone and to his flesh—if not, he blesses You to Your face!”

Young's Literal Translation
Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

Smith's Literal Translation
But send forth now thy hand and touch upon his bone and upon his flesh, if he will not bless thee to thy face.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
gut put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt gee that he will bless thee to thy face.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet send your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and then you will see whether or not he blesses you to your face.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But reach your hand and touch his flesh or his bone, and he will curse you to your face!”

Lamsa Bible
But put forth thy hand now, and touch his flesh or his bone, and he will curse thee to thy face.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But put forth Thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, surely he will blaspheme Thee to Thy face.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Nay, but put forth thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
















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