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Jonah 1 3

But Jonah left and ran away to Tarshish to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board to sail to Tarshish in order to get away from the Lord.

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EAS Jonah 1:3But Jonah did not want to obey the Lord's command. He decided to run away to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa. There he found a ship that was ready to sail to Tarshish. After he had paid for the journey, he got into the ship. He wanted to go on the ship to Tarshish, to get far away from the Lord.
LSV Jonah 1:3And Jonah rises to flee to Tarshish from the face of YHWH, and goes down to Joppa, and finds a ship going to Tarshish, and he gives its fare, and goes down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of YHWH.
ERV Jonah 1:3But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.