Revised Version 1895

Jonah 4

1But itdispleasedוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124exceedinglyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419, and he wasangryוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

2And heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDH3068, andsaidH559, IprayH6419thee, OLORDH3068, wasnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808this mysayingH559, when I was yet in mycountryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127? Therefore I hasted tofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659: for Iknewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art agraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587Godאֵֽל־'el-H410, andfullוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227ofcompassionוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous inmercyH3068, and repentest thee of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

3Thereforenowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,takeקַח־kach-H3947, IbeseechH4994thee, mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315frommeH4994; for it isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formeH4994todieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194thanמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480toliveמֵחַיָּֽי׃ סme.chai.YaiH2416.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Doest thouwellהַהֵיטֵ֖בha.hei.TevH3190to beangryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734?

5ThenJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on theeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924side of thecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892, and theremadeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him aboothסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521, andsatוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙tach.Tei.haH8478it in theshadowבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738,tillעַ֚ד'adH5704he mightseeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100wouldbecomeיִּהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961of thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

6And theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430prepared a gourd, andmadeH1961it tocomeH1961upוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927overJonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124, that it might be ashadowצֵל֙tzelH6738over hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him from hisevilמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451case.SoH1961Jonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasexceedingשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055becauseH5921of the gourd.

7ButGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430prepared a worm when themorningH4283roseבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927thenextלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283, and itsmoteוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221the gourd, that itwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121arose, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430prepared a sultryeastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307; and thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221uponעַל־'al-H5921theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124, that hefaintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968, andrequestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592forhimselfH5315that he mightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formeH5315todieH4191thanH2896toliveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, Doest thouwellהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to beangryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734for the gourd? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IdoH3190wellהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190to beangryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734evenעַד־'ad-H5704untodeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou hast hadpityחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347on the gourd; for thewhichH834thou hastnotלֹא־lo'-H3808laboured,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808madest itgrowגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431;whichH834cameהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961upעַל־'al-H5921in anightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andperishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6in anightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915:

11and shouldnotH3808I havepityאָח֔וּס'a.ChusH2347onNinevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210, thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892;whereinH834aremoreH3808thanH3808sixscorethousandרִבּ֜וֹri.BoH7239personsאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120thatcannotH3808discernיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045betweenבֵּין־bein-H996theirrightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225and theirleftלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹlis.mo.LoH8040handH3225; and alsomuchהַרְבֵּה֩har.BehH7235cattleוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929?

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