Job 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתִּפֹּ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
שְׁבָא֙
Shᵉbâʼ
H7614
Sheba
וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם
lâqach
H3947
to take
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנְּעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
הִכּ֣וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
רַק
raq
H7535
only
אֲנִ֛י
ʼănîy
H589
I
לְבַדִּ֖י
bad
H905
apart
לְהַגִּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Sheba fell and took them, and they struck the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).