⁹The ancients of ^yGebal and the wise men thereof were in thee ^zthy ^||^†calkers: all the ships of the sea with their ^amariners were in thee ^zto ^boccupy thy merchandise.

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Footnotes

y 1 Kin. 5:18. Ps. 83:7. So Josh. 13:5.
zver. 27.
||Or, stoppers of chinks.
†Heb. strengtheners. 2 Kin. 12:5.
aver. 27, 29. Jonah 1:5.
zver. 27.
bver. 16, 19, 21, 22, 27. 2 Esdr. 16:42, 47. Luke 19:13 in the Engl.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you,

caulking your seams;

all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you

to barter for your wares.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Veteran craftsmen of Byblos were on board

as shipwrights to caulk your seams.

All the ships of the sea and their sailors

came alongside to trade for your wares.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The elders of Gebal and its wise men

were within you, repairing your leaks.

“ ‘All the ships of the sea and their sailors

came to you to barter for your goods.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking.

Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The elders of Gebal and its skilled men were among you

as the repairers of the seam of your boat;

all of the ships of the sea and their mariners were among you

to barter your wares.