Job 1:14-15

¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

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Other Translations of Job 1:14-15

King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

¹⁴ and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servantsHebrew the young men; also verses 16, 17 with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

The Message

¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us ¹⁵ when Sabeans attacked. They stole the animals and killed the field hands. I'm the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened."

New King James Version

¹⁴ and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵ when the Sabeans Literally Sheba (compare Job 6:19) raided them and took them away--indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"

New Living Translation

¹⁴ a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵ when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."