Jonah

Jonah 4:10–11

10But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night. 11So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

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Jonah 4:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
caredחַ֙סְתָּ֙ḥas·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH2347 pity, look upon with compassion
aboutעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the plantהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןhaq·qî·qā·yō·wnArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7021 ricinus
whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you neitherלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tendedעָמַ֥לְתָּ‘ā·mal·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5998 labour, toil
norוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
made growגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹḡid·dal·tōwVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
It sprang upהָיָ֖הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in a nightשֶׁבִּן־šeb·bin-Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
and perishedאָבָֽד׃’ā·ḇāḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6 perish
in a nightוּבִן־ū·ḇin-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son

Jonah 4:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So should Iוַֽאֲנִי֙wa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
careאָח֔וּס’ā·ḥūsVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH2347 pity, look upon with compassion
aboutעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הhag·gə·ḏō·w·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
cityהָעִ֣ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Ninevehנִינְוֵ֖הnî·nə·wêhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5210 Nineveh
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
hasיֶשׁ־yeš-AdverbH3426 being, substance, existence
more thanהַרְבֵּה֩har·bêhVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
120,000מִֽשְׁתֵּים־miš·têm-Preposition-m; Number - fdH8147 two
peopleאָדָ֗ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
cannotלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tellיָדַע֙yā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
their right handיְמִינ֣וֹyə·mî·nōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3225 right hand
from their leftלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹliś·mō·lōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8040 the left
and manyרַבָּֽה׃rab·bāhAdjective - feminine singularH7227 much, many, great
cattle as wellוּבְהֵמָ֖הū·ḇə·hê·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle

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Jonah 4:11 Matthew 18:33 · Luke 15:28–32 · Psalm 145:8–9 · Jonah 1:2 · Psalm 36:6 · Deuteronomy 1:39 · Isaiah 1:18 · Psalm 104:14 · Psalm 104:27–28 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Jonah 3:2–3 · Jonah 3:10–4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.