Jonah
Jonah 4:5
5Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jonah | יוֹנָה֙ | yō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3124 Jonah |
| left | וַיֵּצֵ֤א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and sat down | וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| east | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| of it | מִקֶּ֣דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| he made | וַיַּעַשׂ֩ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| himself | ל֨וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a shelter | סֻכָּ֗ה | suk·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5521 thicket, booth |
| and sat | וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in its shade | בַּצֵּ֔ל | baṣ·ṣêl | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6738 shadow |
| to | עַ֚ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| see | יִרְאֶ֔ה | yir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| would happen | יִּהְיֶ֖ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to the city | בָּעִֽיר׃ | bā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.