Ezekiel 27:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. | The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony. | The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Where
- Dedan settlementMapAbout this place
- Rhodes 2 islandMapAbout this place
Locations from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Some ancient sites are uncertain.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] people of | בְּנֵ֤י | be-NEI | H1121G | No entry |
| Dedan | דְדָן֙ | de-DAN | H1719A | Dedanדְּדָן (de.dan) Dedan = "low country" a place in south Arabia Also named: de.da.nim (דְּדָנִי "Dedanite" H1720) |
| [were] traders your | רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ | ro-khe-LA-yikh | H7402 | to tradeרָכַל (ra.khal) 1) to go about (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst) |
| islands | אִיִּ֥ים | 'i-YIM | H0339 | coastlandאִי (i) coast, island, shore, region |
| many | רַבִּ֖ים | ra-BIM | H7227A | manyרַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly |
| [were] [the] merchandise of | סְחֹרַ֣ת | se-cho-RAT | H5506 | merchandiseסְחֹרָה (se.cho.rah) merchandise |
| hand your | יָדֵ֑ךְ | ya-DEKH | H3027I | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| horns of | קַרְנ֥וֹת | kar-NOT | H7161A | hornקֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162) |
| ivory | שֵׁן֙ | shen | H8127H | toothשֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock |
| and ebony | וְהָבְנִ֔ים | ve-hov-nim | H1894 | ebonyהָבְנִי (ho.ven) ebony |
| they brought | הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ | he-SHI-vu | H7725G | to return: returnשׁוּב (shuv) : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) … |
| tribute your | אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃ | 'esh-ka-REKH | H0814 | giftאֶשְׁכָּר (esh.kar) gift |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.