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Jonah 3:5-9

5So thepeopleאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210believedוַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685, andputוַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.ShuH3847onsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, from thegreatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419of them even to theleastקְטַנָּֽם׃ke.ta.NamH6996of them.

6Forwordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697cameוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060to thekingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210, and hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from histhroneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678, and helaidוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674hisrobeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from him, andcoveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680himself withsackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7And he caused it to beproclaimedוַיַּזְעֵ֗קvai.yaz.'EkH2199anddeclaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559throughNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by thedecreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hisnoblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Let neithermanהָאָדָ֨םha.'a.DamH120norbeastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241norflockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972: let them notfeedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462, nordrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:

8But letmanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120andbeastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929becoveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680withsackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242, andcryוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121mightilyבְּחָזְקָ֑הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394toGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, let themturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376from hisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, and from theviolenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555that is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Who cantellיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045ifGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willturnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentוְנִחַ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162, and turnawayוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725from hisfierceמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639, that weperishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not?

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