Job 1:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:”
Job 1:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 1:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 1:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,”
Job 1:14 — World English Bible
Job 1:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them; ”
Job 1:14 — American Standard Version
Job 1:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,”
Job 1:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 1:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them; ”
Job 1:14 — Darby Translation
Job 1:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There came a messenger vnto Iob, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding in their places,”
Job 1:14 — Geneva Bible
Job 1:14 in Context — Job 1
12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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What Does Job 1:14 Mean?
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