Revised Version 1895

Jonah 1:4-10

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.

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