New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 2:5-7

5Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me to thepoint of deathנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315. The greatdeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415engulfedיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437me,Weedsס֖וּףsufH5488were wrappedחָב֥וּשׁcha.VushH2280around my headלְרֹאשִֽׁי׃le.ro.ShiH7218.

6Idescendedיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381to the rootsלְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.VeiH7095of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022.The earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776with itsbarsבְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280wasaroundבַעֲדִ֖יva.'a.DiH1157me foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, But You havebroughtוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up my lifeH2425fromthe pitמִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

7While I wasfaintingH5848awayבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848, Irememberedזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142the LordH3068, And myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to You, IntoYour holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

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