King James Version

Isaiah 23:6

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

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עִבְר֖וּivrvalienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “alienate”, a commandH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtarshishahTarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁnoun, proper name, directional ending — “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.הֵילִ֖ילוּheylilvhowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “howl”, a commandH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.יֹ֥שְׁבֵיyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…אִֽיiislandאִיparticle, interjection — “island”H339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Pass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast.

Young’s Literal Translation

Pass over to Tarshish, howl, ye inhabitants of the isle,

World English Bible

Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!

Darby Translation

Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!

Douay-Rheims

Pass over the seas, howl, ye inhabitants of the island.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Depart ye to Carthage; howl, ye that dwell in this island.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέλθατε εἰς Καρχηδόνα, ὀλολύξατε οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ταύτῃ.