Revised Literal Translation

Jonah 2:5-7

5The watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325compassed me aboutאֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661, evento the soulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:the depthתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415closed me round aboutיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437,the weedsס֖וּףsufH5488were wrapped aboutחָב֥וּשׁcha.VushH2280my headלְרֹאשִֽׁי׃le.ro.ShiH7218.

6I went downיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381to the bottomsלְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.VeiH7095of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776with her barsבְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280wasabout me for everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:yet hast thou brought upוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927my lifeחַיַּ֖יchai.YaiH2416from corruptionמִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845,O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

7When my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315faintedבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848within me I rememberedזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142YhwhH3068:and my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605came inוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto thee, into thine holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

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