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Semitic tribe whose land was promised to Abraham’s descendants (Gn 15:19). The name of the tribe is the same as the Hebrew adjective “eastern” and suggests that references to peoples or lands of the east (Gn 25:6; Jgs 8:10; 1 Kgs 4:30; Jb 1:3) may be synonymous with the tribal name.

Show passage in OET: GEN 15:19

OET-RV GEN 15:19

19 That includes the land of the Keynim, the Kenizim, the Kadmoni,

OET-LV GEN 15:19

19 DOM the_Qēynī[s] and_DOM the_Kenizzite[s] and_DOM the_Kadmonite[s].

Show passage in OET: GEN 25:6

Combined passage: English GEN 25:5–7 (native GEN 25:5–7; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV GEN 25:5-7

5-7 ⇔Avraham went on to live to be 175 years old. He gave valuable gifts to all the sons of his slave-wives, then he forced them to move to the east to ensure that they would be removed from his son Yitshak (Isaac). Then he left everything else he owned to Yitshak.

OET-LV GEN 25:6

6 And_to_the _sons _of the _concubines who belonged_to_ʼAⱱrāhām ʼAⱱrāhām he _gave gifts and_he_sent _them _away from_under Yiʦḩāq his/its_son in_still_he was_alive eastward_to to the_land _of the_east.

Show passage in OET: JDG 8:10

OET-RV JDG 8:10

10 Now Zevah and Tsalmuna were in Karkor with around fifteen thousand warriors—all that remained out of all of that allied Midyanite camp of eastern people, because one hundred and twenty thousand of their warriors had already been killed.

OET-LV JDG 8:10

10 And_Zeⱱaḩ and_Tsalmunnāˊ were_in_Qarqor and_armies _of_their were_with_them about_fif-_of teen thousand all _of those_who_remained from_all the _army _of the_people _of the_east and_those_who_fell were_one _hundred and_twenty thousand man who_drew the_sword.

Show passage in OET: KI1 4:30

OET-RV KI1 4:30

30 He was wiser than anyone in the countries east of Yisrael (Israel) or in Mitsrayim (Egypt).

OET-LV KI1 5:10

10  And_ the _wisdom _of Shəlomoh _it _was _great more_than _the _wisdom _of all _of the_people _of the_east and_from_all the _wisdom _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

Show passage in OET: JOB 1:3

OET-RV JOB 1:3

3 and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 cattle, and 500 donkeys, as well as many slaves. Iyov was richer than anyone else who lived in the area east of the Yarden (Jordan) River.

OET-LV JOB 1:3

3 And_ livestock _of_his _he/it _was seven _of thousand(s)_of sheep and_three _of thousand(s)_of camels and_five hundred(s) pair[s]_of ox[en] and_five hundred(s) female _donkeys and_service much very and_he/it _was the_man (the)_that great from_all the_people _of the_east.

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