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Jonah 3:5-9

5So the peopleאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210believedוַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,and putוַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.ShuH3847on sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,from the greatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419of them even to the leastקְטַנָּֽם׃ke.ta.NamH6996of them.

6For wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697cameוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210,and he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from his throneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678,and he laidוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674his robeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from him, and coveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himwith sackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242,and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in ashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7And he caused itto be proclaimedוַיַּזְעֵ֗קvai.yaz.'EkH2199and publishedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559through Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let neither manהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120nor beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241nor flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938any thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:let them not feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,nor drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:

8But let manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120and beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929be coveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680with sackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,and cryוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121mightilyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394unto Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:yea, let them turnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,and from the violenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555that isin their handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Who can tellיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045ifGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725and repentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162,and turn awayוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725from his fierceמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639,that we perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not?

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