New American Standard Bible 2020
Jonah 1
Jonah’s Disobedience
3But Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124gotH6965upH6965to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So he wentH3381downH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305,foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591that was goingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939, andboardedH3381it to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935with them to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659awayH4480from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4However, theLordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068hurledהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307on the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220and there was a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419stormסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591on the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,so that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591wasH2803aboutH2803toH2803breakH7665upH7665.
5Then the sailorsהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419becameH3372afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372and everyH376manH376criedH2199outH2199to hisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430, and theyhurledוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.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 sternיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the shipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600,had lainוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901downH7901,and fallenH7290soundH7290asleepH7290.
6So the captainרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH7227H2259approachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126him and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is it that you are sleepingנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?GetH6965upH6965,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.”
7And eachH376manH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to his mateרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980, let’scastוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486so that we mayfindH3045outH3045on whoseבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbe.she.le.MiH4310accountH7945thisH2088catastropheH7463has struckus.” So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, and thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.
8Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, nowנָּ֣אna'H4994!On whoseלְמִי־le.mi-H4310account hasthisH2088catastropheH7463struckus? Whatמַה־mah-H4100is youroccupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399,and whereוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935from? Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is your countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and from whatוְאֵֽי־ve.'ei-H335H2088peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971are you?”
9So he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I am aHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680, and IfearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.”
10Then the menH376becameH3372extremelyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374H1419afraidH3372,and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Howמַה־mah-H4100could you doעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088?”For the menH376knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that he wasfleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseH3588he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.
12And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “PickH5375me upH5375and hurlוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904me into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.Then the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220will becomeH8367calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367for you, becauseH3588I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thaton accountH7945of me thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419stormהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591has come upon you.”
13However, the menH376rowedוַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.RuH2864desperatelyto returnלְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.ShivH7725to landהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004,but they couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not, becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220was becomingהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980evenstormierוְסֹעֵ֖רve.so.'ErH5590againstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.
14Then they criedH7121outH7121to theLordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We earnestlyH577prayH577,OH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,do not let us perishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6on account of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315,and do not putתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414innocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818on us; forYou, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have doneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213as You pleasedחָפַ֖צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654.”
16Then the menH376becameH3372extremelyיִרְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374H1419afraidH3372of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and they offeredוַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076a sacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and madeוַֽיִּדְּר֖וּvai.yi.de.RuH5087vowsנְדָרִֽים׃ne.da.RimH5088.
17And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068designatedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419fishדָּ֣גdagH1709to swallowלִבְלֹ֖עַliv.Lo.a'H1104Jonahיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3124,and Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124was in thestomachבִּמְעֵ֣יbim.'EiH4578of the fishהַדָּ֔גha.DagH1709for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃lei.LotH3915.
Commentaries on Jonah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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