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Jonah 1:10-12

10Then were the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582exceedinglyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374 H1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Why hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this? For the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that he fledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,because he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.

11Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him, What shall we doנַּ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213unto thee, that the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220may be calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367unto us? for the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220wroughtהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980,and was tempestuousוְסֹעֵֽר׃ve.so.'ErH5590.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Take me upשָׂא֙וּנִי֙sa.'U.niH5375,and cast me forthוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;so shall the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220be calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367unto you: for I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that for my sakeH7945this greatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tempestהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591is upon you.

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