Job 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:16 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 →
ע֣וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
זֶ֣ה
zeh
H2088
this
מְדַבֵּ֗ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וְזֶה֮
zeh
H2088
this
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֹּאמַר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֣שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נָֽפְלָה֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וַתִּבְעַ֥ר
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
בַּצֹּ֛אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבַנְּעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
וַתֹּאכְלֵ֑ם
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה
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
While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, "The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
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King James Version Public Domain
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
That one still speaking and another came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, 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).