King James Version

2 Chronicles 1:16

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

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וּמוֹצָ֧אumotsaand eastמוֹצָאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and east”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4161a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass)brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-) course (springs).הַסּוּסִ֛יםhasusimthe horse . Compare H6571סוּסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וּמִקְוֵ֕אumiqveand from abidingמִקְוֶהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and from abiding”H4723something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or droveabiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool.סֹחֲרֵ֣יsocharemerchantסָחַרverb, qal, participle, construct — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitatego about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.מִקְוֵ֥אmiqvefrom abidingמִקְוֶהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from abiding”H4723something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or droveabiding, gathering together, hope, linen yarn, plenty (of water), pool.יִקְח֖וּyiqchvtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.בִּמְחִֽירbimchirin priceמְחִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in price”, the ordinary formH4242price, payment, wagesgain, hire, price, sold, worth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keve, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keve at a price.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the source of the horses that [are] to Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,

World English Bible

The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.

Darby Translation

And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.

Douay-Rheims

And there were horses brought him from Egypt, and from Coa by the king’s merchants, who went, and bought at a price,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keve, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keve at a price.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and the charge of the king's merchants for going was as follows , and they traded,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἡ ἔξοδος τῶν ἵππων Σαλωμὼν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἡ τιμὴ τῶν ἐμπόρων τοῦ βασιλέως πορεύεσθαι, καὶ ἠγόραζον,