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Ezekiel 27:11

The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.

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בְּנֵ֧יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אַרְוַ֣דarvadArvadאַרְוַדnoun, proper name — “Arvad”H719Arvad, an island-city of PalestineArvad.וְחֵילֵ֗ךְvecheylekheand armyחַיִלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and army”H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חוֹמוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙chomotayikhwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.סָבִ֔יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.וְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםvegamadimand Gammadimsגַּמָּדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Gammadims”H1575a warrior (as grasping weapons)Gammadims.בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbemigdelotayikhin castleמִגְדָּלpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.הָי֑וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshilteyhemshieldשֶׁלֶטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shield”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7982probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)shield.תִּלּ֤וּtilvhangתָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hang”, a completed actionH8518to suspend (especially to gibbet)hang (up).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חוֹמוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙chomotayikhwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.סָבִ֔יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.הֵ֖מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.כָּלְל֥וּkalelvperfectכָּלַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “perfect”, a completed actionH3634to complete(make) perfect.יָפְיֵֽךְyafeyekhebeautyיֳפִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3308beautybeauty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The men of Arvad and Helech were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and valorous men were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.

Young’s Literal Translation

The sons of Arvad, and thy force, [Are] on thy walls round about, And short swordsmen in thy towers have been, Their shields they have hung up on thy walls round about, They — they have perfected thy beauty.

World English Bible

The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.

Darby Translation

The children of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were on thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they made thy beauty perfect.

Douay-Rheims

The men of Arad were with thy army upon thy walls round about: the Pygmeans also that were in thy towers, hung up their quivers on thy walls round about: they perfected thy beauty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The men of Arvad and Helech were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of the Aradians and thine army were upon thy walls; there were guards in thy towers: they hung their quivers on thy battlements round about; these completed thy beauty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Ἀραδίων καὶ ἡ δύναμίς σου ἐπὶ τῶν τειχέων σου· φύλακες ἐν τοῖς πύργοις σου ἦσαν, τὰς φαρέτρας αὐτῶν ἐκρέμασαν ἐπὶ τῶν ὅρμων σου κύκλῳ, οὗτοι ἐτελείωσάν σου τὸ κάλλος.