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Moabites and Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/83.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/83.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/83.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/83.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/83.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/83.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/83.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Of Moab and the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/83.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/83.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/83.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/83.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/83.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/83.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the tents from Edom and Ishmael, Moab and Hagar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/83.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the people of Edom and the Ishmaelites; the people of Moab and the Hagrites; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/83.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />the tents of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/83.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/83.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/83.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/83.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/83.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/83.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/83.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Tents of Edom, and Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/83.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/83.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />the tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/83.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 82:7>the tabernacle of Edomites and Ishmaelites, and Moab and the Hagarites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/83.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/83.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/83.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites; of Moab and the Gadarenes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/83.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and of Arabians and of Moab and of the Gadarenes,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/83.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/83.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/83-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10426" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/83.htm">Do Not Be Still, O God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You— <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lê (N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3459.htm" title="3459: wə·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Ishmael. Patronymically from Yishma'e'l; a Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael.">and the Ishmaelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1905.htm" title="1905: wə·haḡ·rîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- Or Hagris; perhaps patronymically from Hagar; a Hagrite or member of a certain Arabian clan.">and the Hagrites,</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a></span><br />Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a></span><br />Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1</a></span><br />After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-12.htm">Genesis 36:12</a></span><br />Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13-16</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, / Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-33</a></span><br />Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east! / They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’ / Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13-14</a></span><br />therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-4</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14-25</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-7.htm">Nehemiah 4:7-8</a></span><br />When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious, / and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13-17</a></span><br />This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites. / Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. / For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;</p><p class="hdg">the tabernacles.</p><p class="hdg">Edom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1,10,11</a></b></br> It came to pass after this also, <i>that</i> the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them <i>other</i> beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle… </p><p class="hdg">Hagarenes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12-18</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">1 Chronicles 5:10,19,20</a></b></br> And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east <i>land</i> of Gilead… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/60-9.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-20.htm">Hagarites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">Hagrites</a> <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Ishmaelites</a> <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Ish'maelites</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Hagarites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Hagrites</a> <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Ishmaelites</a> <a href="/genesis/37-27.htm">Ish'maelites</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 83</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">A prayer against those who oppress the Church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "tents" suggest a nomadic lifestyle, indicating a people who lived in temporary dwellings. Historically, Edom was located south of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan. The Edomites were known for their wisdom and mountainous strongholds, yet they frequently opposed Israel (<a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Obadiah 1:8-9</a>). The Ishmaelites, descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son with Hagar, were also nomadic. They are often linked with the Midianites (<a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24</a>) and were traders, as seen in the story of Joseph (<a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25-28</a>). This alliance between Edom and the Ishmaelites against Israel reflects longstanding familial and territorial conflicts.<p><b>of Moab and the Hagrites</b><br>Moab was a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew, through an incestuous relationship with his daughter (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). Located east of the Dead Sea, Moab had a tumultuous relationship with Israel, sometimes cooperating but often opposing them (Numbers 22-24). The Moabites were known for their worship of Chemosh, a god to whom they offered human sacrifices (<a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a>). The Hagrites, less frequently mentioned, were a nomadic tribe possibly linked to Hagar, Ishmael's mother. They are noted in <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">1 Chronicles 5:10</a>,19-20 as being defeated by the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. This coalition of Moab and the Hagrites against Israel underscores the persistent threat from surrounding nations, often driven by both political and spiritual opposition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>Descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, often in conflict with Israel. Edom represents longstanding enmity and opposition to God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/ishmaelites.htm">Ishmaelites</a></b><br>Descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son through Hagar. They are often seen as distant relatives of the Israelites, with a history of tension and conflict.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>Descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew. Moab had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile, sometimes neutral.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hagrites.htm">Hagrites</a></b><br>A lesser-known group, possibly related to Hagar, Ishmael's mother. They are mentioned in the context of opposition to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_historical_enmity.htm">Understanding Historical Enmity</a></b><br>Recognize that the conflicts between these groups and Israel are rooted in historical and familial tensions. This helps us understand the depth of opposition faced by God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced physical enemies, Christians today face spiritual adversaries. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength to overcome.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the opposition from these groups, God's plans for Israel prevailed. This reminds us of God's ultimate control over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_believers.htm">Unity Among Believers</a></b><br>The alliances of these groups against Israel highlight the importance of unity among God's people. We must stand together in faith and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_enemies.htm">Prayer for Enemies</a></b><br>While these groups opposed Israel, Jesus teaches us to pray for our enemies. This challenges us to respond with love and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_83.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 83</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_psalm_83_nations_unite_against_israel.htm">Does the historical or archaeological record confirm that the nations listed in Psalm 83:6–8 ever formed a united conspiracy against Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_hear_through_the_word_of_god.htm">Who were the Hagarites in historical context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_83_literal_or_poetic.htm">Is there evidence that the events implied in Psalm 83 happened literally, or is this purely poetic hyperbole without historical basis? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_83_4_with_genesis_12_3.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 83:4’s call to wipe out Israel with God’s promises of protection in other passages like Genesis 12:3? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/83.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6-8) In the enumeration of the confederate powers, the psalmist seems to follow a geographical order. He first glances southwards and eastwards, then turns to the west, and, finally, to the north.<p>(6) <span class= "bld">The tabernacles</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the tents of the nomad tribes.<p><span class= "bld">Hagarenes.</span>--A tribe mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm" title="And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelled in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.">1Chronicles 5:10</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/5-19.htm" title="And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.">1Chronicles 5:19</a> (Hagarites), where see Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/83.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tabernacles of Edom</span>. Edom was always among the bitterest of Israel's enemies, and naturally took a part in almost every combination that was made against them. Though sometimes subjugated (<a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">1 Kings 11:15, 16</a>), it continued hostile during the whole period of Israelite and Jewish history. Hence the constant denunciations of the prophets (<a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a>; <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a>; <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Amos 9:12</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Obadiah 1:6-18</a>; <a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And the Ishmaelites.</span> The Ishmaelites were the chief inhabitants of Northern Arabia (<a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13-18</a>). They do not often appear among Israel's enemies. <span class="cmt_word">Of Moab.</span> Moab, on the contrary, is a persistent adversary (see <a href="/numbers/22-6.htm">Numbers 22:6</a>; <a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Judges 3:12-30</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/1-1.htm">2 Kings 1:1</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a>; 26:2; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1-10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And the Hagarenes.</span> The "Hagarenes," or "Hagarites," are only mentioned here and in <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">1 Chronicles 5:10, 19-22</a>. They were probably a branch of the Ishmaelites, named after Hagar, Ishmael's mother (<a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12</a>). Their name occurs among those of Aramman tribes in the Assyrian inscriptions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/83-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֳלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ho·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Edom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭דוֹם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> </span><span class="str2">The name of a condiment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Ishmaelites,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiš·mə·‘ê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3459.htm">Strong's 3459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ishmaelites -- descendant of Ishmael</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Hagrites,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגְרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haḡ·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1905.htm">Strong's 1905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hagrites -- a Hagrite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 83:6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 83:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>