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Jonah 3:8-10

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?

10And Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200their worksמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639,that they turnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725from their evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870;and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the evilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451,that he had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696that he would doלַעֲשׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213unto them; and he didעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213it not.

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