Revised Literal Translation
Jonah 1:8-10
8Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him, Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is upon us; What isthine occupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399?and whenceוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comestתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? what isthy countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?and of what peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?
9And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I aman Hebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680;and I fearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which hath madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land.
10Then were the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582exceedinglyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374H1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.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.
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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