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Jonah 4:8-11

8And it came to pass, when the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121did ariseכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,that Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a vehementחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221upon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,that he faintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968,and wishedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592in himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.

9And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124,Doest thou wellהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734for the gourdהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I do wellהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190to be angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734, evenunto deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

10Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Thou hast had pityחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347on the gourdהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.YonH7021,for the which thou hast not labouredעָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.taH5998,neither madest it growגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431;which came up in a nightשֶׁבִּן־ לַ֥יְלָהshe.bin- Lay.lahH3915 H1121,and perishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6in a nightוּבִן־ לַ֥יְלָהu.vin- Lay.lahH3915 H1121:

11And should not I spareאָח֔וּס'a.ChusH2347Ninevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,that greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,wherein areיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426moreהַרְבֵּה֩har.BehH7235than sixscoreמִֽשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הmish.teim- 'es.RehH6240 H8147thousandרִבּ֜וֹri.BoH7239personsאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120that cannot discernיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045between their right handיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225and their left handלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹlis.mo.LoH8040; and alsomuchרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227cattleוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929?

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