King James Version

Ezekiel 27:18

Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

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דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקdameseqDamascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקnoun, proper name — “Damascus”H1834Damascus, a city of SyriaDamascus.סֹחַרְתֵּ֛ךְsochartekhemerchantסָחַרverb, 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.בְּרֹ֥בberovin abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in 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).מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְmaasayikhbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, 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.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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).ה֑וֹןhonenoughהוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.בְּיֵ֥יןbeyeynin wineיַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).חֶלְבּ֖וֹןchelbonHelbahחֶלְבּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Helbah”H2463Chelbon, a place in SyriaHelbah.וְצֶ֥מֶרvetsemerand woolצֶמֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and wool”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6785woolwool(-len).צָֽחַרtsacharwhiteצַחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH6713sheen, i.e. whitenesswhite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy wealth, by reason of the multitude of all riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Young’s Literal Translation

Damascus [is] thy merchant, For the abundance of thy works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.

World English Bible

“‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Darby Translation

Damascus dealt with thee because of the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the abundance of all substance, with wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Douay-Rheims

The men of Damascus were thy merchants in the multitude of thy works, in the multitude of divers riches, in rich wine, in wool of the best colour.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy wealth, by reason of the multitude of all riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The people of Damascus were thy merchants by reason of the abundance of all thy power; wine out of Chelbon, and wool from Miletus; and they brought wine into thy market.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δαμασκὸς ἔμποροί σου, ἐκ πλήθους πάσης δυνάμεώς σου· οἶνος ἐκ Χελβὼν, καὶ ἔρια ἐκ Μιλήτου, καὶ οἶνον εἰς τὴν ἀγοράν σου ἔδωκαν.