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Jonah 3:6-9

6When wordהַדָּבָר֙ אֶל־ha.da.Var 'el-H1697 H413reachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the kingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,he got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from his throneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,took offוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674his royal robeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,coveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himselfwith sackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,and satמֵֽעָלָ֑יו וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבme.'a.Lav vai.Ye.shevH3427 H5921inעַל־'al-H5921ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7Then he issued a proclamationוַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yaz.'Ek vai.Yo.merH2199 H559in Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210: “By the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑רu.ge.do.Lav le.MorH1419 H559:Let noאַֽל־'al-H408manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120or beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241or flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anything at allמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972.They must notאַ֨ל־'Al-H408eatיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462or drinkוּמַ֖יִם אַל־ יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃u.Ma.yim 'al- yish.TuH8354 H4325 H408.

8Furthermore, let both manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,and have everyone call outוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121earnestlyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.Let each oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376turnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480his evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451waysמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in his handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045?Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430may turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162;He may turnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725from His fierceמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639,so that we will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

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