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RABSARIS*

Title of a high-ranking Assyrian and Babylonian court official, usually a eunuch and sometimes supervisor of the royal harem. A rabsaris was part of the Assyrian delegation (2 Kgs 18:17), a judge at the gate (Jer 39:3), the official who released Jeremiah from prison (v 13), and one of Nebuchadnezzar’s officials (Dn 1:3, 7 OET DAN 1:3 · OET DAN 1:7).

Show passage in OET: KI2 18:17

OET-RV KI2 18:17

17 However, the Assyrian king still sent his general and some of his top officials from Lakish to King Hizkiyah in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). They arrived at Yerushalem with a large army and camped by the aquifer supplying the upper pool that was near the field where the people washed their clothes.

OET-LV KI2 18:17

17 And_ the _king _of ʼAshshūr _he _sent DOM the_commander _in _chief and_DOM the_Raⱱ-_of şārīş and_DOM the_Raⱱ-_of shaqeh from Lākīsh to the_king Ḩizqiy^yāh with_an _army _of massive Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_they _went _up and_they _came Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_they _went _up and_they _came and_they _stood at_the _conduit _of the _pool (the)_upper which is_on_the_highway _of the_field _of the_washer.

Show passage in OET: JER 39:3

OET-RV JER 39:3

3 Then all of the Babylonian king’s officials came and sat at the middle gate, including the top official Nevu-Sar -Sekim, and Samgar-Nevu and Sarsekim.

OET-LV JER 39:3

3 And_ all _of the _officials _of the _king _of Bāⱱel _they _came and_they _lived in_the _gate _of the _middle Nērəggal- Sharʼeʦer Nērəggal- Şamgar Nəⱱō Sar- sekim the_Raⱱ _of şārīş Nērəggal- Sharʼeʦer Nērəggal- the_Raⱱ māg and_all the _rest _of the _officials _of the _king _of Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: JER 39:13

OET-RV JER 39:13

13 So Nevuzar-Adan, the top servant Nevu-Shazban, the high official Nergal-Shar-Etser, and all the Babylonian king’s most important officials

OET-LV JER 39:13

13 And_he _sent Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards and the_Raⱱ _of şārīş and_Nērəggal- chief Nērəggal- the_Raⱱ _of māg and_all/each/any/every the _chiefs _of the _king _of Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: DAN 1:3; DAN 1:7

OET-RV DAN 1:3

3 Some time later, King Nevukadnetsar commanded his chief official Ashpenaz to bring him some of the young Israeli men, from both their royal family and from some of the prominent families.

OET-RV DAN 1:7

7 but Ashpenaz named them Belteshatsar (Belteshazzar), Shadrak, Meyshak, and Aved-Nego respectively.

OET-LV DAN 1:3

3 And_ the_king _he/it _said to_ʼAshpənaz the _chief _of his/its_officials to_bring from_(the)_sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_from_(the)_seed the_royalty and_from the_nobles.

OET-LV DAN 1:7

7 And_he/it _assigned to/for_them the _chief _of the_officials names and_he/it _assigned to/for_Dāniyy^ʼēl Bēləţəshaʼʦʦar and_to/for_Hananya Shadrak and_to_Mīshā^ʼēl Mēyshak and_to/for_Azarya ˊAⱱēd- nəgō.

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