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Berean Standard Bible

“Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.”

Job 19:26

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Study note

This verse continues Job's great confession about his living Redeemer in chapter 19. The Hebrew of these lines is famously difficult, and translators render parts of them in different ways.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

World English Bible (WEB)

After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God,

King James Version (KJV)

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And after my skin, [even] this [body], is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And ... without my flesh I will see God;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y después de deshecha esta mi piel, aun he de ver en mi carne á Dios;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Y sé que después que este cuerpo se haya descompuesto, con este cuerpo veré a Dios!

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