Jonah 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 1:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֤קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יוֹנָה֙
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
לִבְרֹ֣חַ
bârach
H1272
to flee
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה
Tarshîysh
H8659
Tarshish
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֵּ֨רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
יָפ֜וֹ
Yâphôw
H3305
Joppa
וַיִּמְצָ֥א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אָנִיָּ֣ה
ʼŏnîyâh
H591
ship
בָּאָ֣ה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ
Tarshîysh
H8659
Tarshish
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
שְׂכָרָ֜הּ
sâkâr
H7939
wages
וַיֵּ֤רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
בָּהּ֙
לָב֤וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עִמָּהֶם֙
ʻim
H5973
with
תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה
Tarshîysh
H8659
Tarshish
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Jonah got up to run away to Tarshish from before the face of Yahweh. And he went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from before the face of Yahweh.
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