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Jonah 1:1-11

1Nowthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goH5927toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210,thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andcryagainstit;fortheirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451iscomeעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927upbeforeme.

3ButJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124roseH6965uptofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah;andhewentבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305,andfoundH4672ashipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935toTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659:sohepaidthefarethereof,andwentH935downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoit,togoH935withthemuntoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah.

4ButJehovahsentoutagreatH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307upontheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andtherewasH1961amightytempestH5591ontheseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,sothattheshipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591wasH1961liketobeH1961brokenH7665.

5Thenthemarinerswereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,andcriedH2199everymanH376untohisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430;andtheycastforththewaresthatwereintheshipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591intotheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,tolightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043ituntothem.ButJonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124wasgoneH3381downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381intotheinnermostיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411oftheshipH591;andhelayH7901,andwasfast asleep.

6Sotheshipmastercametohim,andsaidH559untohim,Whatmeanest thou,Osleeper?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ifsobethatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willthinkuponus,thatweperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not.

7AndtheysaidH559everyoneH376tohisfellow,Come,andletuscastH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus.SotheycastH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,andthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellH5307uponJonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.

8ThensaidH559theyuntohim,Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us,wepraythee,forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus;whatisthineoccupation?andwhence comest thou?whatisthycountry?andofwhatpeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?

9AndhesaidH559untothem,IamaHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680;andIfearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whohathmadeH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220andthedryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.

10ThenwerethemenH376exceedinglyafraidH3372,andsaidH559untohim,Whatisthisthatthou hastdone?ForthemenH376knewH3045thathewasfleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,becausehehadtoldH5046them.

11ThensaidH559theyuntohim,Whatshallwedounto thee,thattheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220maybecalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untous?fortheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220grewmoreandmoretempestuous.

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