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Jonah 4:6-9

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.

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