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Javan,יָוָןTubal,תֻּבַלand Meshech,וָמֶשֶׁךְtheyהֵמָּהwere your traders;רֹכְלָיִךְwith soulsבְּנֶפֶשׁof menאָדָםand objectsוּכְלֵיof bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתthey paid forנָתְנוּyour exchange.מַעֲרָבֵךְ
Ezekiel 27:13
Study it in the app“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traders; with souls of men and objects of bronze they paid for your exchange.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 27:13, word by word
- Javanיָוָןyavan
Javan
Javan, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).
Where else “yavan” appears- Tubalתֻּבַלtuval
Tubal
Tubal, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.
Where else “tuval” appears- and Meshechמֶשֶׁךְmeshech
Meshech
Meshech, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.
Where else “meshech” appears- were your tradersרֹכְלָיִrochlayi
go about trading
Go from place to place selling; as a participle, trader, traveling merchant.
Where else “rochlayi” appears- with soulsנֶפֶשׁnefesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of menאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and objectsכְלֵיchele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “chele” appears- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- they paid forנָתְנוּnatnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appears- your exchangeמַעֲרָבֵmaarave
merchandise, trade
Trade, exchange; by extension the goods that are bought and sold.
Where else “maarave” appears
Translation note
“Souls of men”: slaves.
The context
12Tarshish was your merchant because of the abundance of all wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares.
13 · This verse (above)
14Those of Beth-togarmah with horses, steeds, and mules paid for your wares.