Revised Version 1895

Jonah 4:1-4

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?

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