King James Version

2 Chronicles 20:36

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.

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וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvaychabrehvand joinחָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and join”, the next action in the storyH2266to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinatecharm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.עִמּ֔וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֳנִיּ֖וֹתoniotshipאֳנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ship”, the ordinary formH591a shipship(-men).לָלֶ֣כֶתlalekhetto carryיָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to carry”, the to-form of the verbH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtarshishTarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁnoun, proper name — “Tarshish”H8659Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an IsraeliteTarshish, Tharshish.וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֳנִיּ֖וֹתoniotshipאֳנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ship”, the ordinary formH591a shipship(-men).בְּעֶצְי֥וֹןbeetsyonin Ezion-geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Ezion-geber”H6100Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red SeaEzion-geber.גָּֽבֶרgaverEzion-geberעֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶרnoun, proper name — “Ezion-geber”H6100Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red SeaEzion-geber.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and he joined him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

World English Bible

He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.

Darby Translation

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Douay-Rheims

And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and he joined him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

by acting with and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion Gaber.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαι καὶ πορευθῆναι πρὸς αὐτὸν, τοῦ ποιῆσαι πλοῖα τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς Θαρσεῖς· καὶ ἐποίησε πλοῖα ἐν Γασίων Γαβέρ.