Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.

King James Version

She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

Holman Bible

She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from far away.

International Standard Version

She is like a seagoing ship that brings her food from far away.

A Conservative Version

She is like the merchant ships: she brings her bread from afar.

American Standard Version

She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

Amplified


She is like the merchant ships [abounding with treasure];
She brings her [household’s] food from far away.

Bible in Basic English

She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.

Darby Translation

She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;

Julia Smith Translation

She was as the ships of the merchant; from far off she will bring her bread.

King James 2000

She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.

Lexham Expanded Bible

She is like the ships of a merchant; from far off she brings her food;

Modern King James verseion

She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar.

NET Bible

She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from afar.

New Heart English Bible

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

The Emphasized Bible

She is like the ships of the merchant, from afar, she bringeth in her food;

Webster

She is like the merchant's ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

World English Bible

She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

Youngs Literal Translation

She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
סחר 
Cachar 
Usage: 21

אניּה 
'oniyah 
Usage: 31


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

An Excellent Woman

13 She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
14 She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.


Cross References

1 Kings 9:26-28

King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

2 Chronicles 9:10

The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.

Proverbs 31:24

She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.

Ezekiel 27:3-36

and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

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