King James Version

Ezekiel 27:16

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.

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אֲרָ֥םaramAramאֲרָםnoun, proper name — “Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.סֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְsochartekhemerchantסָחַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “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.מֵרֹ֣בmerovfrom abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).מַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְmaasayikhbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.בְּ֠נֹפֶךְbenofekhin emeraldנֹפֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in emerald”, the ordinary formH5306shining; a gem, probably the garnetemerald.אַרְגָּמָ֨ןargamanpurpleאַרְגָּמָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “purple”, the ordinary formH713purple (the color or the dyed stuff)purple.וְרִקְמָ֤הveriqmahand broideredרִקְמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and broidered”, the ordinary formH7553variegation of color; specifically, embroiderybroidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).וּבוּץ֙uvutsand fine linenבּוּץconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fine linen”, the ordinary formH948probably cotton (of some sort)fine (white) linen.וְרָאמֹ֣תveramotand coralרָאמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and coral”, the ordinary formH7215something high in value, i.e. perhaps coralcoral.וְכַדְכֹּ֔דvekhadkodand agateכַּדְכֹּדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and agate”, the ordinary formH3539a sparkling gem, probably the rubyagate.נָתְנ֖וּnatenvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְbeizvonayikhin fairעִזָּבוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in fair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5801trade, i.e. the place (mart) or the payment (revenue)fair, ware.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Aram [is] thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants.

World English Bible

“‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

Darby Translation

Syria dealt with thee for the multitude of thy handiworks: they traded in thy markets with carbuncles, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and corals, and rubies.

Douay-Rheims

The Syrian was thy merchant: by reason of the multitude of thy works, they set forth precious stones, and purple, and broidered works, and fine linen, and silk, and chodchod in thy market.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

even men as thy merchandise, from the multitude of thy trading population , myrrh and embroidered works from Tharsis: Ramoth also and Chorchor furnished thy market.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνθρώπους ἐμπορίαν σου ἀπὸ πλήθους τοῦ συμμίκτου σου, στακτὴν καὶ ποικίλματα ἐκ Θαρσὶς, καὶ Ῥαμὸθ, καὶ Χορχὸρ ἔδωκαν τὴν ἀγοράν σου.