Job 1:15

And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Sabeans	שְׁבָא֙ she.Va'	H7614	Sheba · proper noun, a place name
fell	וַתִּפֹּ֤ל va.ti.Pol	H5307	to fall · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
away	וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם va.ti.ka.Chem	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
slain	הִכּ֣וּ hi.Ku	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
servants	הַנְּעָרִ֖ים ha.ne.'a.Rim	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חָ֑רֶב Cha.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
escaped	וָֽאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה va.'i.Mal.Tah	H4422	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular + paragogic he
tell	לְהַגִּ֥יד le.ha.Gid	H5046	properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Genesis 10:7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Job 6:19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Genesis 10:28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Genesis 25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
1 Samuel 22:20-21 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Job 1:16-17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the s…
Job 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they…
Psalms 72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 1:13-19

We have here a particular account of Job's troubles. I. Satan brought them upon him on the very day that his children began their course of feasting, at their eldest brother's house (Job 1:13), where, he having (we may suppose) the double portion, the entertainment was the richest and most plentiful. The whole family, no doubt, was in perfect repose, and all were easy and under no apprehension of the trouble, now when they revived this custom; and this time Satan chose, that the trouble, coming now, might be the more grievous. The night of my pleasure has he turned into fear, Isa 21:4. II. They all come upon him at once; while one messenger of evil tidings was speaking another came, and, bef…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 1:15

Sabeans--not those of Arabia-Felix, but those of Arabia-Deserta, descending from Sheba, grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen 25:3). The Bedouin Arabs of the present day resemble, in marauding habits, these Sabeans (compare Gen 16:12). I alone am escaped--cunningly contrived by Satan. One in each case escapes (Job 1:16-17, Job 1:19), and brings the same kind of message. This was to overwhelm Job, and leave him no time to recover from the rapid succession of calamities--"misfortunes seldom come single."

John Gill on Job 1:15

And the Sabeans fell upon them,.... Or, "Sheba fell" (e); that is, as Aben Ezra and Simeon Bar Tzemach supply it, an host of the Sabeans, or a company of them; these were not the descendants of that Sheba that sprung from Ham, Genesis 10:7 nor of him that came from Shem, Genesis 10:28, but from Sheba, the son of Jokshan, a son of Abraham by Keturah, who with the rest of her sons were sent into the east country, the country of Job; and these Sabeans, who descended from the same, were his near neighbours, Genesis 25:3, they were the inhabitants of one of the Arabias, it is generally said Arabia Felix; but that is not likely, since it was a very plentiful country, the inhabitants of which had n…

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Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

The enemies came and seized it; In accordance with this saying: "He is now acting in the children of mistrust (Eph. 2:16)," he also excited these enemies. Notice how he exercised his power over men and the elements, but he has it from God.
— Augustine of Hippo, ANNOTATIONS ON THE BOOK OF JOB (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6-10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our…
Sabeans — Descendants of Seba (Gen. 10:7); Africans (Isa. 43:3). They were “men of stature,” and engaged in merchandise (Isa. 45:14). Their conversion to the Lord was predicted (Ps. 72:10). This word, in Ezek.…
Ut — (wooded).
Job · .Trial of, by affliction of Satan — .Trial of, by affliction of Satan
Resignation · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Sabeans · A people who inva — A people who inva

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Job 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 1:13-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 1:15

John Gill on Job 1:15

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Job 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Job 1:13-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 1:15

John Gill on Job 1:15

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Job 1:15

Rashi on Job 1:15