King James Version

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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יְהוּדָה֙yehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וְאֶ֣רֶץveeretsand earthאֶרֶץconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.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.רֹכְלָ֑יִךְrokhelayikhmerchantרָכַלverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH7402to travel for trading(spice) merchant.בְּחִטֵּ֣יbechitein wheatחִטָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “in wheat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).מִ֠נִּיתminitMinnithמִנִּיתnoun, proper name — “Minnith”H4511Minnith, a place East of the JordanMinnith.וּפַנַּ֨גufanagand Pannagפַּנַּגconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and Pannag”, the ordinary formH6436probably pastryPannag.וּדְבַ֤שׁudevashand honeyדְּבַשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).וָשֶׁ֨מֶן֙vashemenand oliveשֶׁמֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.וָצֹ֔רִיvatsoriand balmצְרִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and balm”, the ordinary formH6875distillation, i.e. balsambalm.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…מַעֲרָבֵֽךְmaaravekhemarketמַעֲרָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “market”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4627traffic; by implication, mercantile goodsmarket, merchandise.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and balsam, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Young’s Literal Translation

Judah and the land of Israel — they [are] thy merchants, For wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm, They have given out thy merchandise.

World English Bible

“‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

Darby Translation

Judah and the land of Israel were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee wheat of Minnith, and sweet cakes, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Douay-Rheims

Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil, and rosin in thy fairs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and balsam, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Juda and the children of Israel, these were thy merchants; in the sale of corn and ointments and cassia: and they gave the best honey, and oil, and resin, to thy trading population .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰούδας καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, οὗτοι ἔμποροί σου, ἐν πράσει σίτου καὶ μύρων καὶ κασίας, καὶ πρῶτον μέλι καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ ῥητίνην ἔδωκαν εἰς τὸν σύμμικτόν σου.