Jonah

Jonah 1:9–10

⁹“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

¹⁰Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

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Jonah 1:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am	אָנֹ֑כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
a Hebrew	עִבְרִ֣י	‘iḇ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5680 Hebrew
replied Jonah	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
worship	יָרֵ֔א	yā·rê	Adjective - masculine singular	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
made	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the sea	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and the dry land	הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃	hay·yab·bā·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3004 dry land, dry ground

Jonah 1:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
were even more	גְדוֹלָ֔ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
afraid	וַיִּֽירְא֤וּ	way·yî·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
and said	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	עָשִׂ֑יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
The men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
knew	יָדְע֣וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was fleeing	בֹרֵ֔חַ	ḇō·rê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from the presence	מִלִּפְנֵ֤י	mil·lip̄·nê	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had told	הִגִּ֖יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Cross-references

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Jonah 1:9 Psalm 146:5–6 · Nehemiah 9:6 · Psalm 136:26 · Psalm 95:5–6 · Nehemiah 1:4 · Genesis 14:13

Jonah 1:10 Jonah 1:3 · Job 27:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.