King James Version

Job 6:19

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

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הִ֭בִּיטוּhibitvlookנָבַטverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “look”, a completed actionH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.אָרְח֣וֹתarechotmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.תֵּמָ֑אtemaTemaתֵּימָאnoun, proper name — “Tema”H8485Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by himTema.הֲלִיכֹ֥תhalikhotcompanyהֲלִיכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1979a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravancompany, going, walk, way.שְׁ֝בָ֗אshevaShebaשְׁבָאnoun, proper name — “Sheba”H7614Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian districtSheba, Sabeans.קִוּוּqiuvgatherקָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “gather”, a completed actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold the ways of the Thæmanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabæans.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἴδετε ὁδοὺς Θαιμανῶν, ἀτραποὺς, Σαβῶν οἱ διορῶντες.