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Jonah 4:6-9

6So the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487a vineקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021,and it grew upוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927to provideלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961shadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921Jonah’sלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124עַל־'al-H5921headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218to easeלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hisdiscomfortמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451,and Jonahיוֹנָ֛ה עַל־yo.Nah 'al-H3124 H5921was greatlyשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057 H1419pleasedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055with the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.

7When dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837cameבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the next dayלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormתּוֹלַ֔עַתto.La.'atH8438that attackedוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021so that it witheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961As the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121was risingכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a scorchingחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307,and the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beat downוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221onעַל־'al-H5921Jonah’sיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218so that he grew faintוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968נַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315and wishedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.”

9Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־'E.lo.Him 'el-H430 H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, “Have youany rightהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?” “I doהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190,”he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I am angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734enough toעַד־'ad-H5704dieמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194!”

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