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Ezekiel 27:15

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.

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בְּנֵ֤יbenesonבֵּןnoun, 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, […דְדָן֙dedanDedanדְּדָןnoun, proper name — “Dedan”H1719Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territoryDedan.רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְrokhelayikhmerchantרָכַלverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH7402to travel for trading(spice) merchant.אִיִּ֥יםiyimislandאִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “island”, the ordinary formH339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.רַבִּ֖יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…סְחֹרַ֣תsechoratmerchandiseסְחֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “merchandise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5506trafficmerchandise.יָדֵ֑ךְyadekhehandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […קַרְנ֥וֹתqarnothornקֶרֶןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “horn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power[idiom] hill, horn.שֵׁן֙shenivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “ivory”, the ordinary formH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.והובניםvhvvnymand ebonyהֹבֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and ebony”, the ordinary formH1894ebonyebony.וְהָבְנִ֔יםvehavenimand ebonyהֹבֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and ebony”, the ordinary formH1894ebonyebony.הֵשִׁ֖יבוּheshivvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “again”, a completed actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְeshkarekhegiftאֶשְׁכָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “gift”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH814a gratuitygift, present.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Dedan [are] thy merchants, Many isles [are] the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.

World English Bible

“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.

Darby Translation

The children of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they rendered in payment horns of ivory, and ebony.

Douay-Rheims

The men of Dedan were thy merchants: many islands were the traffic of thy hand, they exchanged for thy price teeth of ivory and ebony.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of the Rhodians were thy merchants; from the islands they multiplied thy merchandise, even elephants' teeth: and to them that came in thou didst return thy prices,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Ῥοδίων ἔμποροί σου, ἀπὸ νήσων ἐπλήθυναν τὴν ἐμπορίαν σου ὀδόντας ἐλεφαντίνους, καὶ τοῖς εἰσαγομένοις ἀντεδίδους τοὺς μισθούς σου,