Jonah

Jonah 4:11

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So should I	וַֽאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
care	אָח֔וּס	’ā·ḥūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2347 pity, look upon with compassion
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the great	הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
of Nineveh	נִינְוֵ֖ה	nî·nə·wêh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5210 Nineveh
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
more than	הַרְבֵּה֩	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
120,000	מִֽשְׁתֵּים־	miš·têm-	Preposition-m; Number - fd	H8147 two
people	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tell	יָדַע֙	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
their right hand	יְמִינ֣וֹ	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
from their left	לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ	liś·mō·lōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8040 the left
and many	רַבָּֽה׃	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
cattle as well	וּבְהֵמָ֖ה	ū·ḇə·hê·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

Cross-references

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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.