Berean Standard Bible

Jonah 1:4-10

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.”

7“Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980!”said the sailorsוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453. “Let us castוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486to find outוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045who is responsibleבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbe.she.le.MiH4310for thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063calamityהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451that is upon us.”So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,and the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.

8“Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046usnowנָּ֣אna'H4994,”they demandedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “whoלְמִי־le.mi-H4310is to blameבַּאֲשֶׁ֛רba.'a.SherH834for thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063calamityהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451that is upon us?Whatמַה־mah-H4100isyour occupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399,and whereוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370have you come fromתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935?Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is your countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and whoוְאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥הve.'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088are yourאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971?”

9“I amאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853a Hebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680,”replied Jonahוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559 H413. “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589worshipיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the dry landהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.”

10Then the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582were even moreגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּ יִרְאָ֣הvai.yi.re.'U yir.'AhH3372 H3374and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100זֹּ֣אתzotH2063have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213כִּֽי־ki-H3588?”The menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֣וּאhu'H1931was fleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.

Read all of Jonah 1

Commentaries on Jonah 1