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547 B
by the sea
"on the great river" or "along the Nile River"
vessels of papyrus
"papyrus boats" or "boats made of reeds"
a nation tall and smooth
"a nation whose people are tall and have smooth skin"
a people feared far and near
"a people who are feared everywhere" or "a people that everyone in the earth fears"
a nation strong and treading down
"a nation that is strong and conquers other nations"
the rivers divide
This probably refers to many rivers that flow through the nation so they divide it into different parts.