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SABEANS

Inhabitants of Sheba (Saba), a country in southwest Arabia. The Sabeans were noted as men of stature (Is 45:14) and for their murder and theft of Job’s servants and property (Jb 1:15).

Show passage in OET: ISA 45:14

OET-RV ISA 45:14

14 Yahweh says this:
⇔ Mitsrayim’s (Egypt) produce and Kush’s (Ethiopia) profit and those tall people from Seva
⇔ will all be turned over to you and they’ll belong to you.
⇔ They’ll walk behind you and will be handed over in chains.
⇔ They’ll bow down to you and state,
⇔ ‘Surely God is with you—he’s the only god—there’s no other.’

OET-LV ISA 45:14

14 Thus YHWH he _says the _produce _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_the _trading _profit _of Kūsh/(Cush) and_the_Şāⱱāʼ people _of stature to_you they _will _pass _over and_to_you they _will _belong behind_you they _will _walk in_fetters they _will _pass _over and_to_you they _will _bow _down to_you they _will _pray surely on/over_you(fs) god and_there_is_not yet there _not _of are_gods.

Show passage in OET: JOB 1:15

OET-RV JOB 1:15

15 raiders from Sheva attacked with their swords and stole them all. They killed all your slaves except that I managed to escape to tell you.”

OET-LV JOB 1:15

15 And_ Sabean[s] _it _fell and_it_took _them and_DOM the_servants they _struck _down to_the_mouth _of the_sword and_I_have _escaped only I I_alone to_announce to/for_you(fs).

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See also Sheba (Place) #2.