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Job 1:14 a messenger came and reported to Job: "While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
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title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and reported, “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and reported: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />when someone rushed up to Job and said, "While your servants were plowing with your oxen, and your donkeys were nearby eating grass, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job. He said, "While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />a messenger came running to Job. "We were plowing the fields with the oxen," he said, "and the donkeys were in a nearby pasture. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />a messenger approached Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys were grazing nearby <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came and reported to Job: ?While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and a messenger came to Job, saying, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys grazing beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a messenger has come to Job and says, “The oxen have been plowing, and the female donkeys feeding by their sides,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a messenger came to Job; and he will say, The oxen were ploughing, and the he asses were feeding upon their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job, who said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing beside them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding be side them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a Messenger came to Job and said to him: “The oxen were driving plows and female donkeys were grazing by their side<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that there came a messenger unto Job, and said: 'The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, there came a messenger to job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=133" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Job Loses His Children and Possessions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ū·mal·’āḵ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">a messenger</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and reported</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: ’î·yō·wḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">Job:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: hab·bā·qār (Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">“While the oxen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ḥō·rə·šō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">plowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/860.htm" title="860: wə·hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A female donkey. Probably from the same as 'eythan; a female donkey.">and the donkeys</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rō·‘ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">were grazing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">nearby,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a></span><br />So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-2.htm">Job 29:2-5</a></span><br />“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, / when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness, / when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a></span><br />So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-13.htm">Job 19:13-19</a></span><br />He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. / My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. / My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job 30:1-10</a></span><br />“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs. / What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them? / Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11</a></span><br />All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-25.htm">Job 3:25-26</a></span><br />For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me. / I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-5.htm">Job 4:5</a></span><br />But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17-18</a></span><br />Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. / For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2-3</a></span><br />“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. / For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-3.htm">Job 7:3-4</a></span><br />So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me. / When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17</a></span><br />For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-17.htm">Job 10:17</a></span><br />You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:</p><p class="hdg">messenger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-17.htm">1 Samuel 4:17</a></b></br> And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">2 Samuel 15:13</a></b></br> And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Jeremiah 51:31</a></b></br> One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at <i>one</i> end,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/1-3.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm">Feeding</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm">Grazing</a> <a href="/job/1-9.htm">Job</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-12.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-15.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Ploughing</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Plowing</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">She-Asses</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Sides</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/24-5.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/job/24-3.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Feeding</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Grazing</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Ploughing</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm">Plowing</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">She-Asses</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Side</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Sides</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>a messenger came and reported to Job:</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, messengers were often used to convey urgent news, as there were no modern means of communication. This reflects the immediacy and personal nature of the message. The role of a messenger is significant throughout the Bible, often symbolizing the delivery of divine or critical information, as seen with angels in other parts of Scripture (e.g., Gabriel in <a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-38</a>).<p><b>“While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,</b><br>Oxen were essential for agricultural work in the ancient world, symbolizing strength and productivity. Plowing indicates a time of preparation and expectation for a harvest, which is a recurring biblical theme (e.g., <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a>). Donkeys, known for their endurance, were valuable assets for transportation and labor. The mention of these animals highlights Job's wealth and the normalcy of his life before calamity struck. This setting underscores the suddenness of the disaster, as it occurs during routine, peaceful activities. The proximity of the animals suggests a well-organized and prosperous estate, reflecting Job's status as a "greatest man among all the people of the East" (<a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A wealthy and righteous man from the land of Uz, known for his faithfulness to God despite severe trials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/messenger.htm">Messenger</a></b><br>An unnamed servant who brings news to Job about the calamities befalling his possessions and family.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oxen.htm">Oxen</a></b><br>Animals used for plowing, representing Job's wealth and agricultural prosperity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/donkeys.htm">Donkeys</a></b><br>Animals grazing nearby, also part of Job's wealth and livelihood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The region where Job lived, often associated with the area east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sudden_calamity.htm">The Reality of Sudden Calamity</a></b><br>Life can change unexpectedly, as seen in Job's experience. Believers should be prepared for trials and trust in God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_prosperity_and_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Prosperity and Adversity</a></b><br>Job's initial response to calamity sets an example of maintaining faith regardless of circumstances. Our faith should not be dependent on our material wealth or comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_messengers_in_our_lives.htm">The Role of Messengers in Our Lives</a></b><br>Just as the messenger brought news to Job, God may use people in our lives to deliver important messages. We should be attentive and discerning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_stewardship.htm">The Importance of Stewardship</a></b><br>Job's wealth in livestock reminds us of the importance of being good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us, whether in abundance or scarcity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_plan.htm">Trusting God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand our circumstances, like Job, we are called to trust in God's ultimate plan and purpose for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_need_angels.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need angels to do His work?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_angels_choose_freely.htm">Do angels possess the ability to choose freely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_job_39_animals_fit_the_bible's_story.htm">Does the representation of these animals in Job 39 conflict with other biblical accounts of creation or does it harmonize with the broader biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/job_1_16-19__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Job 1:16-19 - Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses</span> (literally, <span class="accented">the she-asses</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>feeding beside them</span> (literally, <span class="accented">at their hand</span>). Note that, notwithstanding the festival, labour was still going on; there was no general holiday; the oxen were at work in the field, not perhaps all of them, but the greater number, for the ploughing-time is short in the Oriental countries, and the "earing" is all done at the same time. The bulk of Job's labourers were probably engaged in the business, and they had brought the asses with them, probably to keep them under their eye, lest thieves should carry them off, when the catastrophe related in the next verse occurred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">a messenger</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְאָ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·’āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and reported</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Job:</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיּ֖וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“While the oxen</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּקָר֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·qār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beef cattle, ox, a herd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plowing</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·rə·šō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the donkeys</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_860.htm">Strong's 860: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female donkey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grazing</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹע֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rō·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nearby,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/1-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:14 That there came a messenger to Job (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>