King James Version
Ezekiel 27:5 in the King James Version says “They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. ma...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. made: Heb. built”
Ezekiel 27:5 · KJV
And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. of perfect: Heb. perfect of beauty
Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. midst: Heb. heart
They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. made: Heb. built
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. the company: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden company: Heb. daughter
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. blue: or, purple and scarlet
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“of fir trees”
H1265a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all thy ship boards”
H3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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