See in Reader
17 lines
888 B
Markdown
17 lines
888 B
Markdown
# Upon the great waters was the grain of Shihor
|
|
|
|
Shihor was the name of a valley near the Nile River in Egypt known for its production of grain. Alternate translation: "The men traveled on the large sea to transport the grain from Shihor in Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
|
|
|
|
# the harvest of the Nile was her produce
|
|
|
|
The "harvest of the Nile" refers to the grain that was harvested near the Nile River and transported on the river and then to Phoenicia. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-possession]])
|
|
|
|
# her produce
|
|
|
|
"its produce." It was common to refer to the river as "her."
|
|
|
|
# it became the commerce of the nations
|
|
|
|
Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods. Here "nations" represents the people. Alternate translation: "you were where people from other nations came to buy and sell goods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
|
|
|