Ayub 2:6

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

Ayub 27:13

27:13 This is the portion of the wicked man

allotted by God, ⁵ 

the inheritance that evildoers receive

from the Almighty.

Ayub 33:32

33:32 If you have any words, ⁶  reply to me;

speak, for I want to justify you. ⁷ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The particle הִנּוֹ (hinno) is literally, “here he is!” God presents Job to Satan, with the restriction on preserving Job’s life.

[2:6]  ² tn The LXX has “I deliver him up to you.”

[2:6]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”

[2:6]  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.

[27:13]  ⁵ tn The expression “allotted by God” interprets the simple prepositional phrase in the text: “with/from God.”

[33:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “if there are words.”

[33:32]  ⁷ tn The infinitive construct serves as the complement or object of “I desire.” It could be rendered “to justify you” or “your justification, “namely, “that you be justified.”