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Ezekiel 27:7-16

7Fine linenשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8336with broidered workבְּרִקְמָ֤הbe.rik.MahH7553from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714was that which thou spreadest forthמִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְmif.ra.SekhH4666to be thy sailלְנֵ֑סle.NesH5251;blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713from the islesמֵאִיֵּ֥יme.'i.YeiH339of Elishahאֱלִישָׁ֖ה'e.li.ShahH473was that which coveredמְכַסֵּֽךְ׃me.kha.SekhH4374thee.

8The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִידוֹן֙tzi.dOnH6721and Arvadוְאַרְוַ֔דve.'ar.VadH719were thy marinersשָׁטִ֖יםsha.TimH7751:thy wiseחֲכָמַ֤יִךְcha.kha.Ma.yikhH2450men,O Tyreצוֹר֙tzOrH6865, thatwere in thee, were thy pilotsחֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃choe.La.yikhH2259.

9The ancientsזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Gebalגְבַ֤לge.ValH1380and the wiseוַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙va.cha.kha.Mei.haH2450menthereof were in thee thy calkersמַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְma.cha.zi.Kei bid.KekhH2388 H919:all the shipsאֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of the seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220with their marinersוּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙u.ma.la.chei.HemH4419were in thee to dealלַעֲרֹ֖בla.'a.RoH6148thy merchandiseמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

10They of Persiaפָּרַ֨סpa.RasH6539and of Ludוְל֤וּדve.LudH3865and of Phutוּפוּט֙u.FutH6316were in thine armyבְחֵילֵ֔ךְve.chei.LekhH2428,thy menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְmil.cham.TekhH4421:they hangedתִּלּוּ־ti.lu-H8518the shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043and helmetוְכוֹבַע֙ve.kho.Va'H3553in thee; they set forthנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414thy comelinessהֲדָרֵֽךְ׃ha.da.RekhH1926.

11The menבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Arvadאַרְוַ֣ד'ar.VadH719with thine armyוְחֵילֵ֗ךְve.chei.LekhH2428wereupon thy wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,and the Gammadimsוְגַ֨מָּדִ֔יםve.Ga.ma.DimH1575were in thy towersבְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְbe.mig.de.lo.Ta.yikhH4026:they hangedתִּלּ֤וּti.LuH8518their shieldsשִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshil.tei.HemH7982upon thy wallsחוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439;they have madeH3634thy beautyיָפְיֵֽךְ׃ya.fe.YekhH3308perfectכָּלְל֥וּka.LuH3634.

12Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8659wasthy merchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of all kind ofrichesה֑וֹןHonH1952;with silverבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,tinבְּדִ֣ילbe.DilH913,and leadוְעוֹפֶ֔רֶתve.'o.Fe.retH5777,they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801.

13Javanיָוָ֤ןya.VanH3120,Tubalתֻּבַל֙tu.ValH8422,and Meshechוָמֶ֔שֶׁךְva.Me.shekhH4902, they werethy merchantsרֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414the personsבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and vesselsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178in thy marketמַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃ma.'a.ra.VekhH4627.

14They of the houseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004of Togarmahתּוֹגַרְמָ֑הto.gar.MahH8425tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with horsesסוּסִ֤יםsu.SimH5483and horsemenוּפָֽרָשִׁים֙u.fa.ra.ShimH6571and mulesוּפְרָדִ֔יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505.

15The menבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Dedanדְדָן֙de.DanH1719werethy merchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְro.khe.La.yikhH7402;manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339werethe merchandiseסְחֹרַ֣תse.cho.RatH5506of thine handיָדֵ֑ךְya.DekhH3027:they broughtהֵשִׁ֖יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thee fora presentאֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.RekhH814hornsקַרְנ֥וֹתkar.NotH7161of ivoryשֵׁן֙shenH8127and ebonyוְהָבְנִ֔יםve.hov.nimH1894.

16Syriaאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758wasthy merchantסֹחַרְתֵּ֖ךְso.char.TekhH5503by reason of the multitudeמֵרֹ֣בme.RoH7230of the wares of thy makingמַעֲשָׂ֑יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639:they tradedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in thy fairsבְּעִזְבוֹנָֽיִךְ׃be.'iz.vo.Na.yikhH5801with emeraldsבְּ֠נֹפֶךְBe.no.fekhH5306,purpleאַרְגָּמָ֨ן'ar.ga.ManH713,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֤הve.rik.MahH7553,and fine linenוּבוּץ֙u.VutzH948,and coralוְרָאמֹ֣תve.ra.MotH7215,and agateוְכַדְכֹּ֔דve.khad.KodH3539.

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