New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 3:6-9

6When the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697reachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the kingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from his throneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,laidH5674asideH5674his robeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from him,coveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himselfwith sackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on theashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7He issuedH2199aproclamationH2199and it saidH559, “In Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419:Do not let manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120,beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241,or flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938a thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972.Do not let them eatיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462or drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.

8But both manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929must be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242; and let mencallוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121on Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430earnestlyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394that eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376mayturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his wickedH7463wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inhis handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430may turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162and withdrawוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725His burningמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639so that we will not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

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