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Jonah 1:1-6

1Now the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Jonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Get upק֠וּםkumH6965!Goלֵ֧ךְlekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210and preachוּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'H7121against itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588its wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451has come upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927before Meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.”

3Jonah, howeverיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124,got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,away from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.He went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Joppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305and foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591boundבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935for Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659.So he paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939and went aboardוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to sailלָב֤וֹא עִמָּהֶם֙la.Vo' 'i.ma.HemH935 H5973for Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,away from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Then the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068hurledהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307uponאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and such a violentגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419stormסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591aroseוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961בַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was in dangerחִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.VahH2803of breaking apartלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.

5The sailorsהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376cried outוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413his own godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430.And they threwוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904אֶת־'et-H853the ship’sבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591cargoהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834intoאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043the loadמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.lei.HemH5921.But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124had gone downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the lowest partיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the vesselהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600,where he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901and fell into a deep sleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.

6The captainרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH7227 H2259approachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100can yousleepנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?Get upק֚וּםkumH6965andcallקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponאֶל־'el-H413your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194this Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will considerיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245us,so thatוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808we may not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

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