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Jonah 4:1-5

1But it displeasedH3415Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124exceedinglyרָעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑הra.'Ah ge.do.LahH7451 H1419,and he was very angryוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

2And he prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,I prayאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577thee, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, wasnot this my sayingדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697,when I was yet in my countryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127?Therefore I fledלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272beforeקִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiH6923unto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659:for I knewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou arta graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,and mercifulוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and repentestוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162thee of the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

3Therefore now, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,takeקַח־kach-H3947,I beseech thee, my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from me; for it isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃ סme.chai.YaiH2416.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Doest thou wellהַהֵיטֵ֖בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734?

5So Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the east sideמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,and there madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him a boothסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521,and satוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427under it in the shadowבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738,till he might seeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200what would become of the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

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