Jonah 3

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וַיְהִ֧יand it came דְבַר־the word of יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶל־to יוֹנָ֖הJonah שֵׁנִ֥יתa second time לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

ק֛וּםarise לֵ֥ךְgo אֶל־to נִֽינְוֵ֖הNineveh הָעִ֣ירthe city הַגְּדוֹלָ֑הthe great וִּקְרָ֤אand call out אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙against it אֶת־obj.הַקְּרִיאָ֔הthe proclamation אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich אָנֹכִ֖יI דֹּבֵ֥רam speaking אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you

וַיָּ֣קָםand he arose יוֹנָ֗הJonah וַיֵּ֛לֶךְand he went אֶל־to נִֽינְוֶ֖הNineveh כִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְנִֽינְוֵ֗הand Nineveh הָיְתָ֤הit was עִיר־a city גְּדוֹלָה֙great לֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםto God מַהֲלַ֖ךְa journey of שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתthree יָמִֽים׃days

וַיָּ֤חֶלand he began יוֹנָה֙Jonah לָב֣וֹאto go בָעִ֔ירin the city מַהֲלַ֖ךְa journey of י֣וֹםa day אֶחָ֑דone וַיִּקְרָא֙and he proclaimed וַיֹּאמַ֔רand he said ע֚וֹדyet אַרְבָּעִ֣יםforty י֔וֹםdays וְנִֽינְוֵ֖הand Nineveh נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃is about to be overturned

וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּand they believed אַנְשֵׁ֥יthe people of נִֽינְוֵ֖הNineveh בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםin God וַיִּקְרְאוּ־and they proclaimed צוֹם֙a fast וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּand they wore שַׂקִּ֔יםsackcloths מִגְּדוֹלָ֖םfrom great their וְעַד־and unto קְטַנָּֽם׃insignificant their

וַיִּגַּ֤עand it reached הַדָּבָר֙the word אֶל־to מֶ֣לֶךthe king of נִֽינְוֵ֔הNineveh וַיָּ֙קָם֙and he arose מִכִּסְא֔וֹfrom throne his וַיַּעֲבֵ֥רand he took off אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹcloak his מֵֽעָלָ֑יוfrom on the him וַיְכַ֣סand he covered שַׂ֔קsackcloth וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he sat עַל־on הָאֵֽפֶר׃the ashes

וַיַּזְעֵ֗קand he had a proclamation made וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הin Nineveh מִטַּ֧עַםfrom the decree of הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king וּגְדֹלָ֖יוand great people his לֵאמֹ֑רto saying הָאָדָ֨םthe people וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הand the livestock הַבָּקָ֣רthe cattle וְהַצֹּ֗אןand the flocks אַֽל־may not יִטְעֲמוּ֙they taste מְא֔וּמָהanything אַ֨ל־may not יִרְע֔וּthey graze וּמַ֖יִםand water אַל־may not יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃they drink

וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּand they may cover themselves שַׂקִּ֗יםsackcloths הָֽאָדָם֙the people וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הand the livestock וְיִקְרְא֥וּand let them call out אֶל־to אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod בְּחָזְקָ֑הwith strength וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּand let them turn back אִ֚ישׁeveryone מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹfrom way his הָֽרָעָ֔הthe evil וּמִן־and from הֶחָמָ֖סthe violence אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃is in palms their

מִֽי־who?יוֹדֵ֣עַis knowing יָשׁ֔וּבhe will turn וְנִחַ֖םand he will relent הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God וְשָׁ֛בand he will turn back מֵחֲר֥וֹןfrom the burning of אַפּ֖וֹanger his וְלֹ֥אand not נֹאבֵֽד׃we will perish

וַיַּ֤רְאand he saw הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the God אֶֽת־obj.מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םdeeds their כִּי־that שָׁ֖בוּthey turned back מִדַּרְכָּ֣םfrom way their הָרָעָ֑הthe evil וַיִּנָּ֣חֶםand he relented הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe God עַל־on הָרָעָ֛הthe evil אֲשֶׁר־which דִּבֶּ֥רhe had said לַעֲשׂוֹת־to doלָהֶ֖םto the themוְלֹ֥אand not עָשָֽׂה׃he did it

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