New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 4:1-8

1But it greatlyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124and he becameH2734angryH2734.

2Heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,was not thisזֶ֣הzehH2088whatדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697I saidH1696whileH5704I was stillH5704in my owncountryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127?Thereforeכֵּ֥ןkenH5921 H3651in order to forestallקִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiH6923this Ifledלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,for I knewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that You are agraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and one who relentsוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162concerningH5921calamityH7463.

3Therefore nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from me, for deathמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896to me thanמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480lifeH2425.”

4The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you have goodH3190reasonH3190to be angryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734?”

5Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the cityH5892and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofit. Thereשָׁ֜םshamH8033he madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213a shelterסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521for himself andsatוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙tach.Tei.haH8478it in the shadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834he could seeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיִּהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961in the cityH5892.

6So the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487aplantקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021and it grewוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927up overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921Jonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124to be a shadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him from his discomfortH7463.And Jonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasextremelyשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057 H1419happyוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055aboutעַל־'al-H5921theplantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.

7But Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormH8439when dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837cameבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the nextלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283and it attackedוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021and itwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8When the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121cameכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224up Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a scorchingחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307, and thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatH5221downH5221on Jonah’sיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218so that he becameH5968faintוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968and beggedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592with allhis soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Deathמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896to me thanH4480lifeH2425.”

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