Jonah
Jonah 1:6
6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The captain | רַ֣ב | raḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7227 much, many, great |
| approached | וַיִּקְרַ֤ב | way·yiq·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can you | לְּךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| sleep | נִרְדָּ֑ם | nir·dām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7290 be in, or fall into, heavy sleep |
| Get up | ק֚וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| call | קְרָ֣א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| upon | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| Perhaps | אוּלַ֞י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| this God | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| will consider | יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת | yiṯ·‘aš·šêṯ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6245 smooth or shiny (?) |
| us | לָ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| so that | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| we may not perish | נֹאבֵֽד׃ | nō·ḇêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6 perish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jonah 3:9 · Psalm 107:28–29 · Mark 4:37–41 · Ephesians 5:14 · 2 Samuel 12:22 · Psalm 107:12–13 · Acts 21:13 · Amos 5:15 · Psalm 78:34 · Romans 13:11 · Psalm 107:6 · Joel 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.