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


In Context

11 But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face.

12 Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

13 Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,

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

15 And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.

16 And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consumed them, and I alone have escaped 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14And there 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: