14And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;


In Context

11 But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

12 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

14 And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

15 and they of Sheba fell upon them and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

Job 1:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:14a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:14There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger to Job, and said, |The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: