Revised Version 1895
Jonah 1
2Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goH5927toNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210, thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, andcryוּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'H7121againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; for theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451iscomeעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927upH5927beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440meאֶל־'el-H413.
3ButJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124roseH6965upH6965tofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and hewentבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672ashipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935toTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659:soH5414hepaidH5414thefareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939thereof, andwentH935downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoH935it, togoH935with them untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4But theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentoutH413agreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307intoH413theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, and there was amightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419tempestסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591in theseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,soוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961that theshipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was like to bebrokenלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.
5Then the mariners wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372, andcriedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199everyH376manH376unto hisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430; and theycastוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904forth the wares that were in theshipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591intoH413theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, tolightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043it unto them. ButJonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124wasgoneH3381downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381intoH413theinnermostיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411of theshipH591; and helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901, and was fast asleep.
6SoH7121the shipmastercameוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126to him, andsaidH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100meanest thou, O sleeper?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponH7121thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,ifאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194soH7121be thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willthinkH559uponH7121usH413, that weperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.
7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559everyH376one to hisfellowH376,ComeH5307, and letusH413castH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045forwhoseבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbe.she.le.MiH4310cause thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponH5921usH413.SoH5921theycastH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, and thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellH5307uponH5921Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.
8Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him,Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046usH4994,weH834prayH4994thee, forwhoseH834cause thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isuponתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935usH4994;whatH4100is thineoccupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399? and whence comest thou?whatH4100is thycountryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776? and ofwhatH4100peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?
9And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I am anHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680; and Ifearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hathmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and thedryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.
10Then were themenH376exceedinglyגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? For themenH376knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that hefledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseH3588he hadtoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.
11Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100shallweכִּ֥יkiH3588doנַּ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213unto thee, that theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220may becalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untousאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413? for theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220grewהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980moreH5921andmoreH5921tempestuous.
12And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,TakeH5375meH413upH5375, andcastוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904meH413forthH3045intoH413theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;soH5375shall theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220becalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367untoyouכִּ֚יkiH3588: for Iknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that for mysakeמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.lei.KhemH5921thisgreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tempestהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591isuponעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921youכִּ֣יkiH3588.
13Neverthelessכִּ֣יkiH3588themenH376rowedוַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.RuH2864hard togetH1980thembackלְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.ShivH7725to thelandהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004; but theycouldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201notH3808: for theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220grewH1980moreH3808andmoreH3808tempestuousagainstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.
14Wherefore theycriedוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH3588beseechH577thee, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,weH3588beseechH577thee,letנָ֣אna'H4994usH5414notאַל־'al-H408perishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6for thisman’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315, andlayH5414notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408uponעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414innocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818: for thou, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, hastdoneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213as itpleasedחָפַ֖צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654thee.
17And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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