Parallel Verses

NET Bible

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah engaged in trade with you; they traded the best kinds of spices along with precious stones and gold for your products.

New American Standard Bible

The traders of Sheba and Raamah, they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the best of all kinds of spices, and with all kinds of precious stones and gold.

King James Version

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Holman Bible

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you. They exchanged gold, the best of all spices, and all kinds of precious stones for your merchandise.

International Standard Version

Traders from Sheba and Raamah paid for the best of what you had to offer with all types of spices, precious stones, and gold.

A Conservative Version

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

American Standard Version

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Amplified

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah [in Arabia], they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the choicest of all kinds of spices and all kinds of precious stones and gold.

Bible in Basic English

The traders of Sheba and Raamah did trade with you; they gave the best of all sorts of spices and all sorts of stones of great price and gold for your goods.

Darby Translation

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were thy traffickers: they furnished thy markets with all the choice spices, and with all precious stones and gold.

Julia Smith Translation

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they thy merchants with the head of all spicery, and with every precious stone and gold they gave thy markets.

King James 2000

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were your merchants: they traded in your fairs with the best of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The traders of Sheba and Raamah [were] trading [with] you, with the finest of every spice and with every precious stone and gold; they exchanged [all these] for your merchandise.

Modern King James verseion

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants, with the chief of all the spices, and with every precious stone, and gold they gave for your wares.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah have occupied also with thee, in all costly spices, in all precious stones and gold, which they brought unto thy markets.

New Heart English Bible

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were your traffickers; they traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

The Emphasized Bible

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, They were merchants of thine, - With the chief of all spices and with every kind of precious stone and gold, Took they part in thy traffic:

Webster

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

World English Bible

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were your traffickers; they traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Youngs Literal Translation

Merchants of Sheba and Raamah -- they are thy merchants, For the chief of all spices, And for every precious stone, and gold, They have given out thy remnants.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The merchants
רכל 
Rakal 
Usage: 17

of Sheba
שׁבא 
Sh@ba' 
Usage: 23

and Raamah
רעמה 
Ra`mah 
Usage: 5

רכל 
Rakal 
Usage: 17

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

in thy fairs
עזּבון 
`izzabown 
Usage: 7

with chief
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

of all spices
בּשׂם בּשׂם 
Besem 
Usage: 29

and with all precious
יקר 
Yaqar 
Usage: 36

Context Readings

A Lament For Doomed Tyre

21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your trade partners; for lambs, rams, and goats they traded with you. 22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah engaged in trade with you; they traded the best kinds of spices along with precious stones and gold for your products. 23 Haran, Kanneh, Eden, merchants from Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad were your clients.


Cross References

Genesis 10:7

The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Isaiah 60:6

Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man -- a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

1 Kings 10:1-13

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.

1 Chronicles 1:9

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

2 Chronicles 9:1-12

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

Psalm 72:10

The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.

Psalm 72:15

May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!

Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors will say to you, "Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?"'

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