he will have mercy on him, and he will say, "Free him, so that he will not descend to destruction. I have found a reason to be favorable to him
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King James Version
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. English Standard Version
and he is merciful to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;New International Version
to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him'-