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1 Kings 10:22

For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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ASV

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

KJV

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
אֳנִ֨י'o.Ni[the] ship[s] ofH590 →
תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishTarshishH8659 →
לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekh[belonged] to the kingH4428 →
בַּיָּ֔םbai.Yamon the seaH3220 →
עִ֖ם'imwithH5973 →
אֳנִ֣י'o.Ni[the] ship[s] ofH590 →
חִירָ֑םchi.RamHiramH2438 →
אַחַת֩'a.Chatone [time]H259 →
לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.Loshto threeH7969 →
שָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimyearsH8141 →
תָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'it cameH935 →
אֳנִ֣י'o.Ni[the] ship[s] ofH590 →
תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishTarshishH8659 →
נֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtcarryingH5375 →
זָהָ֣בza.HavgoldH2091 →
וָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefand silverH3701 →
שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.Bimivori<es>H8143 →
וְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.Fimand monkeysH6971 →
וְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.Yimand apesH8500 →

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1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.Psalms 48:7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.2 Chronicles 20:36–37They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.Ezekiel 27:15The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.Isaiah 23:6Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.2 Chronicles 9:21For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.Isaiah 23:10Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.Isaiah 2:16against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.Isaiah 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.Jeremiah 10:9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.1 Kings 10:18Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.Ezekiel 27:12Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.Job 39:13The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.

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