Ezekiel 27:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. | Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares. | Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy handiworks: they traded for thy wares with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aram | אֲרָ֥ם | 'a-RAM | H0758I | Syriaאֲרָם (a.ram) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" Aram or Syrian nation |
| [was] trader your | סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְ | so-char-TEKH | H5503 | to tradeסָחַר (sa.char) 1) to go around, go about, travel about in, go about in trade 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go about to and fro (in business) 1a2) trader, trafficker (participle) 1b) (Pilpel) to palpitate |
| from [the] abundance of | מֵרֹ֣ב | me-RO | H7230 | abundanceרֹב (rov) 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness |
| products your | מַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְ | ma-'a-SA-yikh | H4639G | deed: workמַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) : work/product 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product |
| for turquoise | בְּ֠נֹפֶךְ | BE-no-fekh | H5306 | emeraldנֹ֫פֶךְ (no.phekh) 1) a precious stone in the high priest's breastplate 1a) perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle 2) jewels imported from Tyre |
| purple | אַרְגָּמָ֨ן | 'ar-ga-MAN | H0713 | purpleאַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) purple, red-purple |
| and multicolored cloth | וְרִקְמָ֤ה | ve-rik-MAH | H7553 | embroideryרִקְמָה (riq.mah) variegated stuff, embroidered |
| and fine linen | וּבוּץ֙ | u-VUTZ | H0948 | fine linenבּוּץ (buts) byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt |
| and corals | וְרָאמֹ֣ת | ve-ra-MOT | H7215 | coralרָאמוֹת (ra.mah) corals |
| and ruby | וְכַדְכֹּ֔ד | ve-khad-KOD | H3539 | rubyכַּדְכֹּד (kad.kod) a precious stone (maybe ruby, agate) |
| they exchanged | נָתְנ֖וּ | na-te-NU | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| for wares your | בְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ | be-'iz-vo-NA-yikh | H5801 | wareעִזָּבוֹן (iz.za.von) wares, goods |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.