he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.

απεκοψε τα ακρα των τρυφερων αυτου κλαδων και εφερεν αυτα εις γην εμπορικην· εθεσεν αυτα εις πολιν εμπορων.

He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.