Jonah
Jonah 1:5
5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sailors | הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים | ham·mal·lā·ḥîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4419 mariner |
| were afraid | וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ | way·yî·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| and each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| cried out | וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ | way·yiz·‘ă·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his own god | אֱלֹהָיו֒ | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| And they threw | וַיָּטִ֨לוּ | way·yā·ṭi·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2904 hurl, cast |
| the ship’s | בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙ | bā·’o·nî·yāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H591 a ship |
| cargo | הַכֵּלִ֜ים | hak·kê·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the sea | הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| to lighten | לְהָקֵ֖ל | lə·hā·qêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| the load | מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | mê·‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition-m; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| But Jonah | וְיוֹנָ֗ה | wə·yō·w·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3124 Jonah |
| had gone down | יָרַד֙ | yā·raḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the lowest part | יַרְכְּתֵ֣י | yar·kə·ṯê | Noun - feminine dual construct | H3411 flank, side |
| of the vessel | הַסְּפִינָ֔ה | has·sə·p̄î·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5600 vessel, ship |
| where he lay down | וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב | way·yiš·kaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| and fell into a deep sleep | וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃ | way·yê·rā·ḏam | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7290 be in, or fall into, heavy sleep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 27:18–19 · Jeremiah 2:28 · 1 Kings 18:26 · Luke 22:45–46 · Jonah 1:6 · Isaiah 45:20 · Judges 16:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.