850 B
850 B
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. AT: "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. AT: "you were where people from other nations came to buy and sell goods" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)