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Jonah 3:6-9

6And the tidingsreachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thekingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210, and hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from histhroneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678, and laid hisrobeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from him, andcoveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680him withsackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7And he madeproclamationוַיַּזְעֵ֗קvai.yaz.'EkH2199and publishedthroughH929Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by thedecreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hisnoblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419,sayingH559,LetH408neitherH408manH120norH408beastH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241norH408flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anyH120thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:letH408themnotH408feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,norH408drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:

8but let them becoveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680withsackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,bothוּמִן־u.min-H4480manH376andbeastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, and let themcryוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121mightily untoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, let themturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyH376one from hisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, and from theviolenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555that is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Who knoweth whetherGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willnotH3808turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentH7725, andturnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725awayH7725from hisfierceמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639, thatweH7725perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6notH3808?

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