Commentaire sur Isaïe 23:3
וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃
À travers les vastes flots, les grains du Chihor, les moissons du Nil venaient l’approvisionner; elle était le marché des nations.
Rashi on Isaiah
And on great waters the seed would come from Egypt, that is situated on the river Shihor, to Tyre.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And by great waters, etc. The merchants brought to Tyre the seed of the Sihor,5Sihor (שיחור) is another name for the Nile (יאֹר); lit., the black river. The Nile is used here by metonymy for Egypt.5Sihor (שיחור) is another name for the Nile (יאֹר); lit., the black river. The Nile is used here by metonymy for Egypt. and her increase was the harvest of the Nile.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the harvest of the Nile Egypt was the revenue of Tyre.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
סחר A mart. סחר is a noun and means merchandise; but we have here to supply בעלת; And she was the mistress of the merchandise (that is, the mart) of the nations. Comp. ובעל חסרון ═ וחסרון That which is wanting (Eccl. 1:15)
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Rashi on Isaiah
Shihor This is the Nile, as it is said (Jos. 13: 3): “From the Shihor, which is before Egypt.” And they would bring the produce to Tyre in Egyptian ships.
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Rashi on Isaiah
and she became (I.e.,) Tyre.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the mart of the nations from the multitude of people that were therein. All the nations brought merchandise to her. ([Some editions read:] All the strangers.)
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