New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 1:1-6

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toJonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goלֵ֧ךְlekhH1980toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892andcryוּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'H7121againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, for theirwickednessH7463has comeעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927up beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440Me.”

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.VelH7227 H2259approachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.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.”

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