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Isaiah 23:3

And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

KJV

In aquis multis semen Nili ; messis fluminis fruges ejus : et facta est negotiatio gentium.

Vulgate

ἐν ὕδατι πολλῷ, σπέρμα μεταβόλων; ὡς ἀμητοῦ εἰσφερομένου οἱ μεταβόλοι τῶν ἐθνῶν.

LXX

And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

ASV

וּ/בְ/מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑/הּ וַ/תְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
הּ
h
noun · 43×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
יְאֹ֔ר
y'r
noun · 64×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
סְחַ֥ר
schr
noun · 3×
קְצִיר
qtsyr
noun · 53×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
שִׁיח֥וֹר
shychvr
proper_noun · 4×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 13:5 — So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
  • Jer 2:18 — And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?