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Jonah 1:7-10

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.LahH3374 H1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.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.

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