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Jonah 3:6-9

6Andthetidingsreachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thekingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,andhearoseH6965fromhisthroneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,andlaidhisrobefromhim,andcoveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himwithsackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,andsatH3427inashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7AndhemadeproclamationandpublishedthroughNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210bythedecreeofthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhisnobles,sayingH559,LetneithermanH120norbeast,herdH1241norflockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972;letthemnotfeedH7462,nordrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;

8butletthembecoveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680withsackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,bothmanH376andbeast,andletthemcrymightily untoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, letthemturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyoneH376fromhisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,andfromtheviolenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555thatisinhishandsH3709.

9Whoknoweth whetherGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willnotturnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepent,andturnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725awayH7725fromhisfierceangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639,thatweperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not?

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