Jonah

Jonah 1:3

³Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jonah	יוֹנָה֙	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
however	יוֹנָה֙	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah
got up	וַיָּ֤קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to flee	לִבְרֹ֣חַ	liḇ·rō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1272 go through, flee
to Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה	tar·šî·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8659 Tarshish
away from the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֖י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He went down	וַיֵּ֨רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Joppa	יָפ֜וֹ	yā·p̄ōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3305 Joppa
and found	וַיִּמְצָ֥א	way·yim·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
a ship	אָנִיָּ֣ה׀	ʾå̄·nī·yå̄h	Noun - feminine singular	H591 a ship
bound	בָּאָ֣ה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
for Tarshish	תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ	ṯar·šîš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8659 Tarshish
So he paid	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the fare	שְׂכָרָ֜הּ	śə·ḵā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7939 hire, wages
and went aboard	וַיֵּ֤רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to sail	לָב֤וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
for Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁה	tar·šî·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8659 Tarshish
away from the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֖י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Psalm 139:7–12 · Joshua 19:46 · Genesis 4:16 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · Acts 9:36 · Acts 9:43 · Isaiah 23:6 · Jonah 4:2 · 1 Kings 19:3 · Isaiah 23:1 · 1 Corinthians 9:16 · Isaiah 23:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.