New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 4:6-9

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.”

9Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, “Do you have goodH3190reasonH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have goodH3190reasonH3190to be angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734,even to deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.”

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