Job 1:14
ContextNET © | and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing 1 and the donkeys were grazing beside them, |
NIV © | a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were ploughing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, |
NASB © | a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, |
NLT © | a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, |
MSG © | a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us |
BBE © | And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side: |
NRSV © | a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them, |
NKJV © | and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, |
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NET © | and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing 1 and the donkeys were grazing beside them, |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The use of the verb “to be” with the participle gives emphasis to the continuing of the action in the past (GKC 360 §116.r). |