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.
He paid the fare thereof — He paid for his passage. This shows that there was traffic between the two places, and that each passenger paid a stated fare.