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Jonah 1:4-10

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.

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