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Jonah 4

1ButitdispleasedJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124exceedingly,andhewasangryH2734.

2Andheprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andsaidH559,IprayH6419thee,OJehovah,wasH1961notthismysayingH559,whenIwasH1961yetinmycountry?ThereforeH3651Ihastedtofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;forIknewH3045thatthou artagraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindness,andrepentest theeoftheevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

3Thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258nowH6258,OJehovah,takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ibeseechthee,mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315fromme;foritisbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formetodiethantolive.

4AndJehovahsaidH559, Doest thouwellהַהֵיטֵ֖בha.hei.TevH3190tobeangryH2734?

5ThenJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andsatH3427ontheeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideofthecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,andtheremadeH6213himaboothH5521,andsatH3427underitintheshadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738,tillhemightseeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatwouldbecomeH1961ofthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

6AndJehovahGodאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430preparedagourd,andmadeittocomeupoverJonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124,thatitmightbeלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961ashadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337himfromhisevilH7451case.SoJonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasH1961exceedinggladH8055becauseofthegourd.

7ButGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430preparedawormwhenthemorningrosethenextלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,anditsmotethegourd,thatitwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8Anditcametopass,whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121arose,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430preparedasultryeastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307;andthesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatupontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,thathefaintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968,andrequestedforhimselfthathemightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,andsaidH559,Itisbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formetodieH4191thantolive.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toJonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, Doest thouwellהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190tobeangryH2734forthegourd?AndhesaidH559,Idowellהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190tobeangryH2734,evenuntodeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

10AndJehovahsaidH559, Thou hasthadregardforthegourd,forwhichthou hastnotlabored,neithermadestitgrowגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431;whichcameupinanightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andperishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6inanightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915:

11andshouldnotIhaveregardforNinevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,whereinaremorethansixscorethousandרִבּ֜וֹri.BoH7239personsאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120thatcannotdiscernbetweentheirrightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225andtheirlefthandH3225;andalsomuchH7235cattleH929?

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