Jonah
Jonah 1:13
13Nevertheless, the men rowed harda to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.
Footnotes
- a 1:13 Hebrew the men dug in
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| rowed hard | וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ | way·yaḥ·tə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2864 dig, row |
| to get back | לְהָשִׁ֛יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| dry land | הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה | hay·yab·bā·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3004 dry land, dry ground |
| but they | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| could not | יָכֹ֑לוּ | yā·ḵō·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the sea | הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| was raging | וְסֹעֵ֖ר | wə·sō·‘êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5590 storm, rage |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| more and more | הוֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.