King James Version

Ezekiel 27:8

The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

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יֹשְׁבֵ֤יyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…צִידוֹן֙tsidonSidonצִידוֹןnoun, proper name — “Sidon”H6721Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineSidon, Zidon.וְאַרְוַ֔דvearvadand Arvadאַרְוַדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Arvad”H719Arvad, an island-city of PalestineArvad.הָי֥וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.שָׁטִ֖יםshatimmarinerשׁוּטverb, qal, participle, absolute — “mariner”, a verb used as a describing wordH7751properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travelgo (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toחֲכָמַ֤יִךְchakhamayikhwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wise , man”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).צוֹר֙tsorTyreצֹרnoun, proper name — “Tyre”H6865Tsor, a place in PalestineTyre, Tyrus.הָ֣יוּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בָ֔ךְvakheinבָ֔ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inהֵ֖מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, 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.חֹבְלָֽיִךְchovelayikhpilotחֹבֵלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “pilot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2259a sailorpilot, shipmaster.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.

Young’s Literal Translation

Inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad have been rowers to thee, Thy wise men, O Tyre, have been in thee, They [are] thy pilots.

World English Bible

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.

Darby Translation

The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, who were in thee, were thy pilots.

Douay-Rheims

The inhabitants of Sidon, and the Arabians were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were thy pilots.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thy princes were the dwellers in Sidon, and the Aradians were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Sor, who were in thee, these were thy pilots.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου οἱ κατοικοῦντες Σιδῶνα, καὶ Ἀράδιοι ἐγένοντο κωπηλάται σου· οἱ σοφοί σου Σὸρ, οἳ ἦσαν ἐν σοὶ, οὗτοι κυβερνῆταί σου.