Job 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 1:17 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
כַּשְׂדִּ֞ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
שָׂ֣מוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
רָאשִׁ֗ים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּ
pâshaṭ
H6584
to strip
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגְּמַלִּים֙
gâmâl
H1581
camel
וַיִּקָּח֔וּם
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
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 came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and 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
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and 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
That one still speaking and another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and rushed against the camels 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).