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# раби — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *раби* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: раби (45). By style: everyday 1 · biblical 44.

## servants

Used about 27 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 27). Forms: servant, servants.

- **Раби** вередують над нами, та й нїкому вирвати з рук їх.
  **Servants** rule over us. There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LAM 5:8)

- Ба й на **раби** й рабинї я того часу злию духа мого.
  And also on the **servants** and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOE 2:29)

- Бачив я рабів — їдуть верхи, а князї йдуть пішки, наче **раби**.
  I have seen **servants** on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 10:7)

- І копали **раби** Ізаакові, та й знайшли там колодязь води живої.
  Isaac’s **servants** dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 26:19)

- Всї ми синове одного чоловіка, вірняки. **Раби** твої, не підглядники.
  We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your **servants** are not spies.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 42:11)

## female

Used about 8 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 8). Meaning: [female in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/female/).

- А коли хто продасть дочку свою як рабиню, дак не виходити ме вона, як виходять **раби**.
  “If a man sells his daughter to be a **female** servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 21:7)

- І збогатився чоловік безлїч, і було в його скотини много, і **раби**, і рабинї, і верблюди, й осли.
  The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, **female** servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 30:43)

- Узав же Абимелех вівцї і бички, і **раби** й рабинї, та й дав Авраамові, і віддав йому Сарру.
  Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and **female** servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 20:14)

- Ваші **раби** й рабинї як і лучших молодцїв ваших, та осли ваші брати ме і на свою роботу буде обертати;
  He will take your male servants, your **female** servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 8:16)

- І придбав я воли й осли, і вівцї, і **раби**, й рабині, і посилаю тепер тобі панові мойму, звістку, щоб запобігти ласки твоєї в очах твоїх.
  I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and **female** servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 32:5)

## slaves

Used about 6 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 5).

- **Раби** вважалися майном.
  **Slaves** were considered property.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Source\_VOA · checked, community translation · [\#807126](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/807126) [\#6975100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6975100))

- Оце ж ви будете **раби** проклятущі і нїхто з вас не вийде на волю, будете дроворубами та водоносами для дому Бога мойого!
  Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be **slaves**, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 9:23)

- І зібрався Семей, осїдлав осла свого та й пустивсь у дорогу в Гет до Анхуса шукати рабів своїх. І вернувся Семей й привів **раби** свої з Гета.
  Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his **slaves**; and Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 2:40)

- Аж ось лучилось у три роки, що два **раби** Семеєві втекли до Анхуса Маашенка, царя Гетського. І переказано Семеєві: **Раби** твої в Гетї:
  At the end of three years, two of Shimei’s **slaves** ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your slaves are in Gath.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 2:39)

- Каже ж Юда: Що відкажемо панові добродїєві мойму, що промовимо? Або чим оправдуватись нам? Бог ізнайшов кривду в рабів твоїх. Оце ж ми **раби** панові добродїєві нашому, і ми й він, у кого знайшлась чаша.
  Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s **slaves**, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 44:16)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Яван, Тубал й Мешех, — се торговцї твої; вони міняли товари твої за душі людські (**раби**) й мідяний посуд.
  “‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 27:13)

- І позабирав Езав жени свої, та сини свої, та дочки свої, і всї **раби** в госпо́дї своїй, і скотину свою, й усе підуючне своє, і всї статки свої, що придбав у Канаан землї, та й помандрував Езав з Канаан землї, від брата свого Якова, у Сеїр землю.
  Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 36:6)

- І повідкопував ізнов Ізаак водяні колодязї, що повикопували були **раби** Авраамові, батькові, і що позасипали були Филистимцї по смертї Авраамовій, та й попрозивав їх прізвищами, що попроложував був їм отець його.
  Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 26:18)

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