Parallel Verses

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,

King James 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:

Holman 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.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative 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.

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;

Amplified

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,

Bible in Basic English

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their oldest brother's house,

Darby 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;

Julia Smith 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:

King James 2000

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:

Lexham Expanded Bible

At the time this one was speaking, {another} came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

While he was speaking, there came yet another, and said, "Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest 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,

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,

The Emphasized Bible

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;

Webster

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:

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,

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

and drinking
שׁתה 
Shathah 
Usage: 218

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

בּכור 
B@kowr 
Usage: 117

References

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Easton

Context Readings

Satan's First Test Of Job

17 Before he finished speaking, another servant came and said: Three bands of Chaldean raiders attacked us. They took away the camels and killed all your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you. 18 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, 19 when a storm swept in from the desert. It blew the house down and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.

Cross References

Job 1:4

Job's sons used to take turns giving a feast. They invited many others to come, and they always invited their three sisters to join them.

Job 1:13

One day when Job's children were having a feast at the home of their oldest brother,

2 Samuel 13:28

Absalom gave an order to his servants: Watch now and when Amnon begins to feel good from drinking too much wine, I will tell you, Attack Amnon. Then kill him. Do not be afraid. I give this order. Be strong and courageous.

Job 6:2-3

If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!

Job 8:4

When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the power of their sin.

Job 16:14

He breaks through me with breach after breach. He runs at me like a warrior.

Job 19:9-10

He stripped me of my honor. He took the crown off my head.

Job 23:2

Even today my complaint is bitter rebellion. God's hand is heavy despite my groaning.

Job 27:14

No mater how many his children, their fate is the sword. His offspring will never have enough to eat.

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person has many troubles, but Jehovah rescues him from all of them.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

The same thing comes to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrifices and to him that does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; and he that swears, as he that fears and refrains from an oath.

Isaiah 28:19

As often as it passes through it will take you. Morning by morning it will pass over, and by day and by night. It will be a terror just to understand the report.

Jeremiah 51:31

Runners run to meet runners. Messengers follow messengers. They inform the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured.

Lamentations 1:12

Come to me all you who go by, keep your eyes on me! See if there is any pain like the pain of my wound. For Jehovah has sent it to me in the day of his burning anger.

Amos 4:6-11

I also gave you cleanness of teeth (kept food from your teeth) in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places. Yet you have not returned to me, said Jehovah.

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