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KJV translation for the planks of a ship's deck (Ezekiel 27:6 ). Modern translations give the wood of the deck variously: boxwood (NAS); pine (NRSV, TEV), or cypress (NIV, REB). These translations understand the deck to be inlaid with ivory rather than made of ivory as the KJV suggests.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Benches'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​b/benches.html. 1991.
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