Revised Webster's Bible
Jonah 1
3ButJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965tofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and wentdownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toJoppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305; and hefoundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672ashipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toTarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659: so hepaidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414itsfareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939, and wentdownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into it, togoלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935with them toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
4But theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentoutהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904agreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307into theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, and there was amightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419tempestסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591in theseaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220, so that theshipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was indangerחִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.VahH2803of beingbrokenלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.
5Then themarinersהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372, andcriedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisgodאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430, andcastוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904thewaresהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that were in theshipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591into theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, tolightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043it of them. ButJonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124had gonedownיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381into thesidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of theshipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600; and helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901, and was fastasleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.
6So theshipmasterרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH7227H2259cameוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What meanest thou, Osleeperנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121upon thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, it may be thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willthinkיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245upon us, that weperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not.
7And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,ComeH3212, and let uscastוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045for whosecauseH7945thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is upon us. So theycastוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, and thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponJonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.
8Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they to him,Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, we pray thee, for whose cause thisevilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is upon us; What is thyoccupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399? and fromwhereוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comestתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? what is thycountryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776? and of whatpeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?
9And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I am anHebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680; and Ifearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, who hathmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and thedryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land .
10Then were themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582exceedinglyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH1419H3374afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Why hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this? For themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that hefledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, because he hadtoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.
12And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Takemeשָׂא֙וּנִי֙sa.'U.niH5375, and castmeוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904into theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220; so shall theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220becalmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367to you: for Iknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that for mysakeH7945thisgreatהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tempestהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591is upon you.
13Nevertheless themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582rowedhardוַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.RuH2864tobringלְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.ShivH7725it to thelandהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004; but theycouldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not: for theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220ragedהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980, and wastempestuousוְסֹעֵ֖רve.so.'ErH5590against them.
14Therefore theycriedוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121to theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We beseechtheeאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, we beseech thee, let us notperishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6for thisman’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315, andlayתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414not upon usinnocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818: for thou, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, hastdoneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213as itpleasedחָפַ֖צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654thee.
16Then themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582fearedוַיִּֽירְא֧וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068exceedinglyיִרְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH1419H3374, andofferedוַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076asacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andmadeוַֽיִּדְּר֖וּvai.yi.de.RuH5087vowsנְדָרִֽים׃ne.da.RimH5088.
17Now theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadpreparedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419fishדָּ֣גdagH1709to swallowupלִבְלֹ֖עַliv.Lo.a'H1104Jonahיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3124. AndJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124was in thebellyבִּמְעֵ֣יbim.'EiH4578of thefishהַדָּ֔גha.DagH1709threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃lei.LotH3915.
Commentaries on Jonah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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