New American Standard Bible 1995
Jonah 1
Jonah’s Disobedience
3But Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124roseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305,foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591which was goingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939and wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into it to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935with them to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4TheLordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068hurledהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307on the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220and there was a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419stormסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591on the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220so that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was about tobreakלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665up.
5Then the sailorsהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419becameH3372afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372and everyH376manH376criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199tohis godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430, and theythrewוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904thecargoהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was in the shipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043itfor them. But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124had goneH3381belowH3381into the holdיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the shipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600,lainוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901downH7901and fallenH7290soundH7290asleepH7290.
6So the captainרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH7227H2259approachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126him and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is it that you are sleepingנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?Getק֚וּםkumH6965up,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121on your godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194yourgodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will be concernedיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245about us so that we will not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”
7EachH376manH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to his mateרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980, let uscastוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486so we maylearnוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045on whoseבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbe.she.le.MiH4310accountH7945thisH2088calamityH7463has struckus.” So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486and thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.
8Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, nowנָּ֣אna'H4994!On whoseלְמִי־le.mi-H4310account hasthisH2088calamityH7463struckus? Whatמַה־mah-H4100is youroccupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399?And whereוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935from? Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is your countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?From whatוְאֵֽי־ve.'ei-H335H2088peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971are you?”
9He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I am aHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680, and IfearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.”
10Then the menH376becameH3372extremelyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374H1419frightenedH3372and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Howמַה־mah-H4100could you doעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088?”For the menH376knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that he wasfleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseH3588he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.
12He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Pickשָׂא֙וּנִי֙sa.'U.niH5375me up and throwוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904me into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.Then the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220will becomeH8367calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367for you, for I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thaton accountH7945of me thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419stormהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591has come upon you.”
13However, the menH376rowedוַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.RuH2864desperatelyto returnלְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.ShivH7725to landהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004but they couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not, for the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220was becomingהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980evenstormierוְסֹעֵ֖רve.so.'ErH5590againstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.
14Then they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121on theLordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We earnestlyH577prayH577,OH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,do not let us perishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6on account of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315and do not putתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414innocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818on us; forYou, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have doneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213as You have pleasedחָפַ֖צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654.”
17And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419fishדָּ֣גdagH1709to swallowלִבְלֹ֖עַliv.Lo.a'H1104Jonahיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3124,and Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124was in thestomachבִּמְעֵ֣יbim.'EiH4578of the fishהַדָּ֔גha.DagH1709threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃lei.LotH3915.
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
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