13. And the day came to be when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born.
14. And a messenger came to Iyoḇ and said, “The oxen were ploughing and the donkeys feeding alongside them,
15. when Sheḇa fell upon them and took them away, and they smote the servants with the edge of the sword. And I alone have escaped to inform you!”
16. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of Elohim fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them. And I alone have escaped to inform you!”
17. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, and made a raid on the camels and took them away, and they smote the servants with the edge of the sword. And I alone have escaped to inform you!”