Jeremiah 10:9
Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artisan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple is their clothing, Work of the skilful — all of them.This verse in the real world
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- אוּפָזʼÛwphâzUphaz, a famous gold region
- רָקַעrâqaʻto pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implica
- תַּרְשִׁישׁTarshîyshTarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if fo
- צָרַףtsâraphto fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- לְבוּשׁlᵉbûwsha garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- חָרָשׁchârâsha fabricator or any material
- אַרְגָּמָןʼargâmânpurple (the color or the dyed stuff)
- תְּכֵלֶתtᵉkêleththe cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.