King James Version
Jonah 1:5-11
5Then the marinersהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430,and cast forthוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904the waresהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that werein the shipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043itof them. But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124was gone downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381into the sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the shipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600;and he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901,and was fast asleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.
6So the shipmasterרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH2259H7227cameוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126to him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeperנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121upon thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,if so be that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will thinkיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245upon us, that we perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not.
7And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his fellowרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,ComeH3212,and let us castוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045for whose causeH7945this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isupon us. So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,and the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.
8Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him, Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is upon us; What isthine occupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399?and whenceוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comestתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? what isthy countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?and of what peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?
9And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I aman Hebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680;and I fearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which hath madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land.
10Then were the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582exceedinglyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374H1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Why hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this? For the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that he fledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,because he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.
Commentaries on Jonah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)
Commentaries