The Meaning of Ezekiel 27:15 Explained

Ezekiel 27:15

KJV: The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

YLT: Sons of Dedan are thy merchants, Many isles are the mart of thy hand, Horns of ivory and ebony they sent back thy reward.

Darby: The children of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they rendered in payment horns of ivory, and ebony.

ASV: The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The men  of Dedan  [were] thy merchants;  many  isles  [were] the merchandise  of thine hand:  they brought  thee [for] a present  horns  of ivory  and ebony. 

What does Ezekiel 27:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 27

1  The riches and commerce of Tyrus
26  The great and irrecoverable fall thereof

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 27:15 mean?

The men of Dedan [were] your traders isles [were] many the market of your hand tusks ivory - and ebony They brought you as payment
בְּנֵ֤י דְדָן֙ רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ אִיִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים סְחֹרַ֣ת יָדֵ֑ךְ קַרְנ֥וֹת שֵׁן֙ [והובנים] (וְהָבְנִ֔ים) הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ

בְּנֵ֤י  The  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דְדָן֙  of  Dedan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דְּדָן 
Sense: the son of Raamah and grandson of Cush.
רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ  [were]  your  traders 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: רָכַל  
Sense: to go about (meaning dubious).
אִיִּ֥ים  isles  [were] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִי  
Sense: coast, island, shore, region.
רַבִּ֖ים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
סְחֹרַ֣ת  the  market 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: סְחֹרָה  
Sense: merchandise.
יָדֵ֑ךְ  of  your  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
קַרְנ֥וֹת  tusks 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: קֶרֶן 
Sense: horn.
שֵׁן֙  ivory 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: שֵׁן  
Sense: tooth, ivory.
[והובנים]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
(וְהָבְנִ֔ים)  and  ebony 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: הָבְנִים  
Sense: ebony.
הֵשִׁ֖יבוּ  They  brought  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
אֶשְׁכָּרֵֽךְ  as  payment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אֶשְׁכָּר  
Sense: gift.