King James Version

Ezekiel 27:6

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

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אַלּוֹנִים֙alonimoakאַלּוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “oak”, the ordinary formH437{an oak or other strong tree}oak.מִבָּ֔שָׁןmibashanfrom Bashanבָּשָׁןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.עָשׂ֖וּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מִשּׁוֹטָ֑יִךְmishotayikhoarמָשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “oar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4880an oaroar.קַרְשֵׁ֤ךְqarshekhebenchקֶרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bench”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7175a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of ashipbench, board.עָֽשׂוּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…שֵׁן֙shenivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “ivory”, the ordinary formH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.אֲשֻׁרִ֔יםashurimAshuriteאֲשֻׁרnoun, proper name — “Ashurite”H839the cedar tree or some other light elastic woodAshurite.מֵאִיֵּ֖יmeiyefrom islandאִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from island”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.כתיםkhtymChittimכִּתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Chittim”, the ordinary formH3794a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite PalestineChittim, Kittim.כִּתִּיִּֽיםkitiyimChittimכִּתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Chittim”, the ordinary formH3794a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite PalestineChittim, Kittim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.

Young’s Literal Translation

Of oaks of Bashan they made thine oars, Thy bench they have made of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from isles of Chittim.

World English Bible

They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.

Darby Translation

Of the oaks of Bashan did they make thine oars; they made thy benches of ivory, inlaid in box-wood, out of the isles of Chittim.

Douay-Rheims

They have cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan: and they have made thee benches of Indian ivory and cabins with things brought from the islands of Italy.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They made thine oars of wood out of the land of Basan; thy sacred utensils they made of ivory, thy shady houses of wood from the isles of Chetiim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐκ τῆς Βασανίτιδος ἐποίησαν τὰς κώπας σου, τὰ ἱερά σου ἐποίησαν ἐξ ἐλέφαντος, οἴκους ἀλσώδεις ἀπὸ νήσων τῶν Χετιείμ.