Job 1:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house,

New Living Translation
While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home.

English Standard Version
While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Berean Study Bible
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

New American Standard Bible
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

NASB 1995
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

NASB 1977
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Amplified Bible
While he was still speaking, another [messenger] also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Christian Standard Bible
He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported: "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.

Contemporary English Version
That servant was still speaking, when a fourth one dashed up and said, "Your children were having a feast and drinking wine at the home of your oldest son,

Good News Translation
Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Your children were having a feast at the home of your oldest son,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While he was still speaking, another [messenger] came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine at their oldest brother's home

International Standard Version
While this messenger was still speaking, another came and announced, "Your children were celebrating in their oldest brother's house

NET Bible
While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

New King James Version
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

King James 2000 Bible
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

New Heart English Bible
While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

World English Bible
While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

American King James Version
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house:

American Standard Version
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

A Faithful Version
While he was still speaking, there also came another and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.

Darby Bible Translation
While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn;

English Revised Version
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

Webster's Bible Translation
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And whiles he was yet speaking, came an other, and sayd, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And whyle he was yet speaking there came an other, and sayde: Thy sonnes and thy daughters were eating and drincking wine in their eldest brothers house,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Whyle he was speakinge, there came yet another, ad sayde: Thy sonnes and doughters were eatinge ad drynkinge wyne in their eldest brothers house,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
While this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Your sons and your daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

Young's Literal Translation
While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

Smith's Literal Translation
This yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, Thy sons and thy daughters Were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their elder brother:

Catholic Public Domain Version
He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And while he was speaking, another came and said to him: “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking in their eldest brother’s house

Lamsa Bible
While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said to him, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
















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