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Bible in Basic English

The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them:

New American Standard Bible

“The caravans of Tema looked,
The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.

King James Version

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

Holman Bible

The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

International Standard Version

Travelers from Tema search intently; caravans from Sheba hope to find them.

A Conservative Version

The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

American Standard Version

The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them.

Amplified


“The caravans of Tema looked [for water],
The caravans of Sheba waited for them [in vain].

Darby Translation

The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba counted on them:

Julia Smith Translation

Behold the paths of Tema; the goings of Sheba, wait ye for them.

King James 2000

The caravans of Tema looked, the travelers of Sheba waited for them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The caravans of Tema looked; the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

Modern King James verseion

The troops of Tema looked; the companies of Sheba hoped for them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Consider the paths of Tema, and the ways of Sheba, wherein they have put their trust.

NET Bible

The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them.

New Heart English Bible

The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.

The Emphasized Bible

The caravans of Tema looked about, the travelling companies of Sheba, hoped for them:

Webster

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

World English Bible

The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.

Youngs Literal Translation

Passengers of Tema looked expectingly, Travellers of Sheba hoped for them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארח 
'orach 
Usage: 59

of Tema
תּמא תּימא 
Teyma' 
Usage: 5

נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

the companies
הליכה 
Haliykah 
Usage: 6

of Sheba
שׁבא 
Sh@ba' 
Usage: 23

קוה 
Qavah 
Usage: 49

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz

18 The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction. 19 The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them: 20 They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.

Cross References

Genesis 25:15

Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

Isaiah 21:14

Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.

Jeremiah 25:23

Dedan and Tema and Buz, and all who have the ends of their hair cut;

1 Kings 10:1

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.

Genesis 10:7

And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 25:3

And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Psalm 72:10

Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

Ezekiel 27:22-23

The traders of Sheba and Raamah did trade with you; they gave the best of all sorts of spices and all sorts of stones of great price and gold for your goods.

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