Jonah 1
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וַיָּ֤קָםand he aroseיוֹנָה֙Jonahלִבְרֹ֣חַto fleeתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהTarshish towardsמִלִּפְנֵ֖יfrom to beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֵּ֨רֶדand he went downיָפ֜וֹJoppaוַיִּמְצָ֥אand he foundאָנִיָּ֣ה׀a shipבָּאָ֣הwhich was about to goתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁTarshishוַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gaveשְׂכָרָ֜הּfare itsוַיֵּ֤רֶדand he went downבָּהּ֙in the itלָב֤וֹאto goעִמָּהֶם֙with themתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהTarshish towardsמִלִּפְנֵ֖יfrom to beforeיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּֽירְא֣וּand they were afraidהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםthe sailorsוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮and they cried for helpאִ֣ישׁeveryoneאֶל־toאֱלֹהָיו֒gods hisוַיָּטִ֨לוּand they threwאֶת־obj.הַכֵּלִ֜יםthe vesselsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙were in the shipאֶל־intoהַיָּ֔םthe seaלְהָקֵ֖לto lightenמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םfrom on the themוְיוֹנָ֗הand Jonahיָרַד֙he had gone downאֶל־intoיַרְכְּתֵ֣יthe innermost parts ofהַסְּפִינָ֔הthe shipוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בand he had lain downוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃and he had fallen fast asleep
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וַיִּקְרַ֤בand he drew nearאֵלָיו֙to himרַ֣בthe chief ofהַחֹבֵ֔לthe sailorsוַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidל֖וֹto the himמַה־what?לְּךָ֣is to the youנִרְדָּ֑םsleepingק֚וּםariseקְרָ֣אcallאֶל־toאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָgod yourאוּלַ֞יperhapsיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תhe will give thoughtהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםthe godלָ֖נוּto the usוְלֹ֥אand notנֹאבֵֽד׃we will perish
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וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they saidאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toרֵעֵ֗הוּneighbor hisלְכוּ֙comeוְנַפִּ֣ילָהso let us castגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתlotsוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הso we may knowבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יby which of whom?הָרָעָ֥הthe evilהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisלָ֑נוּbelongs to the usוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙and they castגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתlotsוַיִּפֹּ֥לand it fellהַגּוֹרָ֖לthe lotעַל־onיוֹנָֽה׃Jonah
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֵלָ֔יוto himהַגִּידָה־tell !נָּ֣אpleaseלָ֔נוּto the usבַּאֲשֶׁ֛רbecause whichלְמִי־of whom?הָרָעָ֥הthe evilהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisלָ֑נוּbelongs to the usמַה־what?מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙is occupation yourוּמֵאַ֣יִןand from where?תָּב֔וֹאdo you comeמָ֣הwhat?אַרְצֶ֔ךָis land yourוְאֵֽי־and where?מִזֶּ֥הfrom thisעַ֖םpeopleאָֽתָּה׃are you
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וַיִּֽירְא֤וּand they fearedהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menיִרְאָ֣הa fearגְדוֹלָ֔הgreatוַיֹּאמְר֥וּand they saidאֵלָ֖יוto himמַה־what?זֹּ֣אתthisעָשִׂ֑יתָhave you doneכִּֽי־forיָדְע֣וּthey knewהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menכִּֽי־thatמִלִּפְנֵ֤יfrom to beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehה֣וּאheבֹרֵ֔חַwas fleeingכִּ֥יforהִגִּ֖ידhe had toldלָהֶֽם׃to the them
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themשָׂא֙וּנִי֙pick up meוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיand throw meאֶל־intoהַיָּ֔םthe seaוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קso it may be calmהַיָּ֖םthe seaמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑םfrom on the youכִּ֚יforיוֹדֵ֣עַam knowingאָ֔נִיIכִּ֣יthatבְשֶׁלִּ֔יby which to the meהַסַּ֧עַרthe stormהַגָּד֛וֹלthe greatהַזֶּ֖הthe thisעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃is on you
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וַיִּקְרְא֨וּand they called outאֶל־toיְהוָ֜הYahwehוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidאָנָּ֤הwe beg youיְהוָה֙O Yahwehאַל־do notנָ֣אpleaseנֹאבְדָ֗הlet us perishבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙by the life ofהָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְאַל־and may notתִּתֵּ֥ןyou putעָלֵ֖ינוּon usדָּ֣םbloodנָקִ֑יאinnocentכִּֽי־forאַתָּ֣הyouיְהוָ֔הO Yahwehכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asחָפַ֖צְתָּyou pleasedעָשִֽׂיתָ׃you have done
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