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Jonah 4:1-5

1But it greatlyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489 H7463Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,and he becameH2734angryH2734.

2Then heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,was thisזֶ֣הzehH2088notwhatדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697I saidH1696whenH5704I was stillH5704in my owncountryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127?Thereforeכֵּ֥ןkenH5921 H3651inH6923anticipationH6923of this Ifledלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,sinceH3588I knewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that You are agraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and One who relentsוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of disasterH7463.

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

4But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you haveH3190a goodH3190reasonH3190to beH2734angryH2734?”

5Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the cityH5892and satH3427downH3427eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofit. Thereשָׁ֜םshamH8033he madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213a shelterסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521for himself andsatH3427underתַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙tach.Tei.haH8478it in the shadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834he could seeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיִּהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961in the cityH5892.

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