כִּי֩ אֳנִ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בַּיָּ֔ם עִ֖ם אֳנִ֣י חִירָ֑ם אַחַת֩ לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜ים תָּב֣וֹא ׀ אֳנִ֣י תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ נֹֽשְׂאֵת֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים וְקֹפִ֖ים וְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃
Porque o rei tinha no mar uma frota de Társis, com a de Hirão; de três em três anos a frota de Társis voltava, trazendo ouro e prata, marfim, bugios e pavões.
II Chronicles
For the king had Tarshish [(Africa)] ships at sea with Hiram's servants. Once in three years the Tarshish ships would come, bearing gold and silver and ivory and monkeys and parrots.