King James Version

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

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רֹכְלֵ֤יrokhelemerchantרָכַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH7402to travel for trading(spice) merchant.שְׁבָא֙shevaShebaשְׁבָאnoun, proper name — “Sheba”H7614Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian districtSheba, Sabeans.וְרַעְמָ֔הveramahand Raamahרַעְמָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Raamah”H7484Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him)Raamah.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.בְּרֹ֨אשׁberoshin headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.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).בֹּ֜שֶׂםbosemsmellבֶּשֶׂםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “smell”, the ordinary formH1314fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plantsmell, spice, sweet (odour).וּבְכָלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in 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).אֶ֤בֶןevenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).יְקָרָה֙yeqarahbrightnessיָקָרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “brightness”, the ordinary formH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.וְזָהָ֔בvezahavand goldזָהָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.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…עִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְizvonayikhfairעִזָּבוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “fair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5801trade, i.e. the place (mart) or the payment (revenue)fair, ware.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

Merchants of Sheba and Raamah — they [are] thy merchants, For the chief of all spices, And for every precious stone, and gold, They have given out thy remnants.

World English Bible

“‘“The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.

Darby Translation

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were thy traffickers: they furnished thy markets with all the choice spices, and with all precious stones and gold.

Douay-Rheims

The sellers of Saba, and Reema, they were thy merchants: with all the best spices, and precious stones, and gold, which they set forth in thy market.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The merchants of Sabba and Ramma, these were thy merchants, with choice spices, and precious stones: and they brought gold to thy market.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔμποροι Σαββὰ, καὶ Ῥαμμὰ, οὗτοι ἔμποροί σου, μετὰ πρώτων ἡδυσμάτων, καὶ λίθων χρηστῶν, καὶ χρυσὸν ἔδωκαν τὴν ἀγοράν σου.