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Jonah 4:6-9

6And the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487a gourdקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021, and made itto come upוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927over Jonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124,that it might be a shadowצֵל֙tzelH6738over his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him from his griefמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451.So Jonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124was exceedingשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057 H1419gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055of the gourdהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.

7But Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormתּוֹלַ֔עַתto.La.'atH8438when the morningהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837roseבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the next dayלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283,and it smoteוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221the gourdהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021that it witheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8And it came to pass, when the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121did ariseכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,that Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a vehementחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221upon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,that he faintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968,and wishedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592in himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.

9And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124,Doest thou wellהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734for the gourdהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I do wellהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190to be angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734, evenunto deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

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