Ézéchiel 27:9 Commentaire : Rashi

זִקְנֵ֨י גְבַ֤ל וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֖י בִּדְקֵ֑ךְ כָּל־אֳנִיּ֨וֹת הַיָּ֤ם וּמַלָּֽחֵיהֶם֙ הָ֣יוּ בָ֔ךְ לַעֲרֹ֖ב מַעֲרָבֵֽךְ׃

Les anciens de Gebal et ses gens experts, tu les employais à réparer tes avaries; tous les vaisseaux de la mer et leurs matelots se rencontraient chez toi pour faire marcher ton commerce.

Rashi on Ezekiel

The elders of Gebal [who were] skillful builders, as it is said (I Kings 5:32): “and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites.”

Rashi on Ezekiel

who repaired your cracks [Heb. מַחַזִיקִי, lit. strengthen,] repaired your cracks so that no water should enter them, apiye[ce] tans ta crevaze in Old French, repairing your crack.

Rashi on Ezekiel

all the ships of the sea and their mariners [Heb. וּמַלָחֵיהֶם,] their sailors.