Job 1:13

Contemporary English Version

Job's sons and daughters were having a feast in the home of his oldest son,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Hebrew Names Version
It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

King James Version
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

English Standard Version
Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

New Century Version
One day Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine together at the oldest brother's house.

New English Translation
Now the day came when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

Amplified Bible
Now there was a day when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

New American Standard Bible
Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

World English Bible
It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And on a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn,

Berean Standard Bible
One day, while Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

Complete Jewish Bible
One day when Iyov's sons and daughters were eating and drinking in their oldest brother's house,

Darby Translation
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

Easy-to-Read Version
One day Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house.

George Lamsa Translation
And there was a day when Jobs sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brothers house;

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

Lexham English Bible
And then there was one day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

Literal Translation
And a day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their brother's house, the first-born.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now vpon a certayne daye when his sonnes and doughters were eatinge, and drynkinge wyne in their eldest brothers house,

American Standard Version
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

Bible in Basic English
And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vpon a certayne day, when his sonnes and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

King James Version (1611)
And there was a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job’s sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.

English Revised Version
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli whanne in sum dai `hise sones and douytris eeten, and drunken wiyn in the hows of her firste gendrid brothir,

Update Bible Version
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

Webster's Bible Translation
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

New King James Version
Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;

New Living Translation
One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother's house,

New Life Bible
On a day when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

New Revised Standard
One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the eldest brother's house,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there came a certain day, - when his sons and his daughters were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother,

Revised Standard Version
Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

Young's Literal Translation
And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

THE MESSAGE
Sometime later, while Job's children were having one of their parties at the home of the oldest son, a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us when Sabeans attacked. They stole the animals and killed the field hands. I'm the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

Contextual Overview

¹³ Job's sons and daughters were having a feast in the home of his oldest son, ¹⁴ when someone rushed up to Job and said, "While your servants were plowing with your oxen, and your donkeys were nearby eating grass, ¹⁵ a gang of Sabeans attacked and stole the oxen and donkeys! Your other servants were killed, and I was the only one who escaped to tell you." ¹⁶ That servant was still speaking, when a second one came running up and saying, "God sent down a fire that killed your sheep and your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." ¹⁷ Before that servant finished speaking, a third one raced up and said, "Three gangs of Chaldeans attacked and stole your camels! All of your other servants were killed, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you." ¹⁸ That servant was still speaking, when a fourth one dashed up and said, "Your children were having a feast and drinking wine at the home of your oldest son, ¹⁹ when suddenly a windstorm from the desert blew the house down, crushing all of your children. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Job 1:4, Proverbs 27:1, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, Luke 17:27-29, Luke 21:34

Reciprocal: Job 1:18 - Thy sons Job 9:23 - If the Job 15:21 - in prosperity Job 16:11 - to the ungodly Job 19:10 - destroyed Matthew 8:32 - the whole

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there was a day,.... Which according to the Targum was the first day of the week, but this is not certain, nor material; nor can it be said whether it was the day following that, Satan had leave to do what he would with Job's substance, nor how long this was after that; for though Satan was no doubt eager upon it, and in haste to do mischief; yet besides its requiring some time to get the Sabeans and Chaldeans to march out of their own country into Job's, so he would contrive and fix upon the most proper time to answer his ends and purposes, which was

when his (Job's) sons and daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house; it should rather be rendered, "in the house of their brother, the firstborn"; that is, of Job; for בכור relates not to brethren, but to parents, as Gussetins observes b: this was either the beginning of a new turn, or rotation of their feasting with each other, which might begin with the elder brother; or this was his birthday; see Job 1:4 and this was the day Satan pitched upon to bring all the following calamities and distresses upon Job; partly that they might fall with the greater weight upon him, and more sensibly affect him, coming upon him while his family was feasting; and while he was pleasing himself with the thoughts of having brought up his children to men's and women's estate, and of the affluent circumstances they were in; and of the unity, harmony, and love that subsisted amongst them, of which their present feasting to gether was a proof; and partly that these afflictions might the more look like the judgments of God upon him, just as the men of the old world were eating and drinking when the flood came and destroyed them all, Luke 17:27 and for the same reasons these were all brought upon him in one day, to crush him the more; and that it might be thought the hand of God was in it, in a way of wrath and vengeance, and so irritate him to curse him to his face, which was what Satan aimed at; see

Isaiah 47:8.

b Ebr. Comment. p. 127.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there was a day - That is, on the day on which the regular turn came for the banquet to be held in the house of the older brother; compare the notes at Job 1:4.

And drinking wine - This circumstance is omitted in Job 1:4. It shows that wine was regarded as an essential part of the banquet, and it was from its use that Job apprehended the unhappy results referred to in Job 1:5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 1:13. There was a day — The first day of the week, says the Targum. It no doubt refers to one of those birthday festivals mentioned before.