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Jonah 1:3-5

3But Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272unto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Joppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305;and he foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659:so he paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939thereof, and went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into it, to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935with them unto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4But Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sent outהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and there was a mightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419tempestסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591in the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,so that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was likeחִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.VahH2803to be brokenלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.

5Then the marinersהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430,and cast forthוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904the waresהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that werein the shipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043itof them. But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124was gone downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381into the sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the shipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600;and he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901,and was fast asleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.

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