Revised Version 1895

Jonah 1:1-6

1NowH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoJonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

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