Ezekiel 27:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. | The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones. | The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] traders of | רֹכְלֵ֤י | ro-khe-LEI | H7402 | to tradeרָכַל (ra.khal) 1) to go about (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst) |
| Sheba | שְׁבָא֙ | she-VA' | H7614J | Shebaשְׁבָא (she.va) § Sheba = "seven" or "an oath" a nation in southern Arabia |
| and Raamah | וְרַעְמָ֔ה | ve-ra'-MAH | H7484H | Raamahרַעְמָה (ra.mah) § Raamah = "horse's mane" a home of traders |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| [were] traders your | רֹכְלָ֑יִךְ | ro-khe-LA-yikh | H7402 | to tradeרָכַל (ra.khal) 1) to go about (meaning uncertain) 1a) (Qal) trafficker, trader (participle) (subst) |
| for [the] best of | בְּרֹ֨אשׁ | be-ROSH | H7218I | No entry |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| spice | בֹּ֜שֶׂם | BO-sem | H1314 | spiceבֶּ֫שֶׂם (be.sem) 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume 2) (TWOT) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour |
| and for every | וּבְכָל־ | u-ve-KHOL- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| stone | אֶ֤בֶן | 'E-ven | H0068G | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror … |
| precious | יְקָרָה֙ | ye-ka-RAH | H3368 | preciousיָקָר (ya.qar) 1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid 1a) precious 1a1) costly 1a2) precious, highly valued 1a3) precious stones or jewels 1b) rare 1c) glorious, splendid 1d) weighty, influential |
| and gold | וְזָהָ֔ב | ve-za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| 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 … |
| wares your | עִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ | 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.