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Jonah 1

1Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoJonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goH5927toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210,thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andcryagainstit;fortheirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451iscomeעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927upbeforeme.

3ButJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124roseH6965uptofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah;andhewentבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305,andfoundH4672ashipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935toTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659;sohepaidthefarethereof,andwentH935downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoit,togoH935withthemuntoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah.

4ButJehovahsentoutagreatH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307upontheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andtherewasH1961amightytempestH5591upontheseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,sothattheshipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591wasH1961liketobeH1961brokenH7665.

5Andthemarinerswereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,andcriedH2199everyoneH376untohisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430;andtheycastforththewaresthatwereintheshipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591intotheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,tobelightenedofthem.ButJonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124hadgoneH3381downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381intothelowerpartיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411oftheshipH591;andhelayH7901,andwasfast asleep.

6Andtheshipmastercametohim,andsaidH559untohim,Whatmeanest thou, sleeper?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willthinkuponus,thatweperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not.

7AndtheysaidH559eachoneH376tohisfellow,Come,andletuscastH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus.AndtheycastH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,andthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellH5307uponJonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.

8AndtheysaidH559untohim,Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us,wepraythee,forwhosecausethisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponus:whatisthineoccupation?andwhence comest thou?whatisthycountry?andofwhatpeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?

9AndhesaidH559untothem,IamaHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680,andIfearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whohathmadeH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220andthedryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[landH3004].

10ThenwerethemenH376exceedinglyafraidH3372,andsaidH559untohim,Whatisthisthou hastdone?ForthemenH376knewH3045thathefledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah:forhehadtoldH5046them.

11AndtheysaidH559untohim,Whatshallwedounto thee,thattheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220maybecalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untous?fortheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220grewmoreandmoretempestuous.

12AndhesaidH559untothem,TakeH5375meup,andcastmeforthintotheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;soshalltheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220becalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untoyou:forIknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatbecauseofmethisgreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tempestH5591isuponyou.

13ButthemenH376rowedhardtoregainthelandהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004;buttheycouldnot;fortheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220grewmoreandmoretempestuousagainstthem.

14AndtheycrieduntoJehovahandsaidH559,Ah,Jehovah,webeseechthee,letusnotperishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6forthisman'slifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315,andlaynotuponusinnocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818:forthou,Jehovah, hastdoneasitpleasedH2654thee.

15AndtheytookH5375upJonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124,andcasthimforthintotheseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220:andtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220ceasedfromitsraging.

16AndthemenH376fearedוַיִּֽירְא֧וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372Jehovahexceedingly,andofferedH2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077untoJehovah,andmadeH5087vowsנְדָרִֽים׃ne.da.RimH5088.

17And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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