Jonah 4
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וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לand he prayedאֶל־toיְהוָ֜הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֗רand he saidאָנָּ֤הI beg youיְהוָה֙O Yahwehהֲלוֹא־¿ notזֶ֣הwas thisדְבָרִ֗יword myעַד־untilהֱיוֹתִי֙was Iעַל־onאַדְמָתִ֔יown land myעַל־there-כֵּ֥ן-foreקִדַּ֖מְתִּיI did the first timeלִבְרֹ֣חַto fleeתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהTarshish towardsכִּ֣יthatיָדַ֗עְתִּיI knewכִּ֤יthatאַתָּה֙youאֵֽל־are a Godחַנּ֣וּןgraciousוְרַח֔וּםand compassionateאֶ֤רֶךְlong ofאַפַּ֙יִם֙angersוְרַב־and great ofחֶ֔סֶדcovenant loyaltyוְנִחָ֖םand who relentsעַל־onהָרָעָֽה׃the evil
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וַיֵּצֵ֤אand he went outיוֹנָה֙Jonahמִן־fromהָעִ֔ירthe cityוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he satמִקֶּ֣דֶםfrom eastלָעִ֑ירof the cityוַיַּעַשׂ֩and he madeל֨וֹfor the himselfשָׁ֜םthereסֻכָּ֗הa shelterוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand he satתַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙under itבַּצֵּ֔לin the shadeעַ֚דuntilאֲשֶׁ֣רthatיִרְאֶ֔הhe will seeמַה־what?יִּהְיֶ֖הwill it beבָּעִֽיר׃in the city
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וַיְמַ֣ןand he appointedיְהוָֽה־Yahwehאֱ֠לֹהִיםGodקִיקָי֞וֹןa plantוַיַּ֣עַל׀and it went upמֵעַ֣לfrom overלְיוֹנָ֗הto Jonahלִֽהְי֥וֹתto beצֵל֙shadeעַל־overרֹאשׁ֔וֹhead hisלְהַצִּ֥ילto deliverל֖וֹto the himמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹfrom distress hisוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חand he rejoicedיוֹנָ֛הJonahעַל־onהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןthe plantשִׂמְחָ֥הa joyגְדוֹלָֽה׃great
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasכִּזְרֹ֣חַwhen aroseהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁthe sunוַיְמַ֨ןand he appointedאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodר֤וּחַa windקָדִים֙an east windחֲרִישִׁ֔יתhotוַתַּ֥ךְand it struckהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁthe sunעַל־onרֹ֥אשׁthe head ofיוֹנָ֖הJonahוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףand he became faintוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לand he askedאֶת־obj.נַפְשׁוֹ֙life hisלָמ֔וּתto dieוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidט֥וֹבis goodמוֹתִ֖יdeath myמֵחַיָּֽי׃more than life my
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֔הYahwehאַתָּ֥הyouחַ֙סְתָּ֙you had compassionעַל־onהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןthe plantאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹא־notעָמַ֥לְתָּyou had toiledבּ֖וֹin the itוְלֹ֣אand notגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹyou had made grow itשֶׁבִּן־that a son ofלַ֥יְלָהa nightהָיָ֖הit wasוּבִן־and a son ofלַ֥יְלָהa nightאָבָֽד׃it perished
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וַֽאֲנִי֙and Iלֹ֣אnotאָח֔וּסwill I have compassion?עַל־onנִינְוֵ֖הNinevehהָעִ֣ירthe cityהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הthe greatאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיֶשׁ־thereבָּ֡הּin the itהַרְבֵּה֩are manyמִֽשְׁתֵּים־more than two plusעֶשְׂרֵ֨הtenרִבּ֜וֹten thousandאָדָ֗םpersonsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoלֹֽא־notיָדַע֙he distinguishesבֵּין־betweenיְמִינ֣וֹright hand hisלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹand left hisוּבְהֵמָ֖הand livestockרַבָּֽה׃much
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