Category Archives: Jonah

וַֽאֲנִי֙ לֹ֣א אָח֔וּס עַל־נִינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדֹולָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־בָּ֡הּ הַרְבֵּה֩ מִֽשְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה רִבֹּ֜ו אָדָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדַע֙ בֵּין־יְמִינֹ֣ו לִשְׂמֹאלֹ֔ו וּבְהֵמָ֖ה רַבָּֽה׃ And shall not I pity Nineve, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of humans, who do not … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּ֥ה חַ֨סְתָּ֙ עַל־הַקִּ֣יקָיֹ֔ון אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָמַ֥לְתָּ בֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֣א גִדַּלְתֹּ֑ו שֶׁבִּן־לַ֥יְלָה הָיָ֖ה וּבִן־לַ֥יְלָה אָבָֽד׃ And YHWH said, “You had pity over the gourd plant, which you did not labor for and did not grow, which as a son of a … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־יֹונָ֔ה הַהֵיטֵ֥ב חָרָֽה־לְךָ֖ עַל־הַקִּֽיקָיֹ֑ון וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֵיטֵ֥ב חָֽרָה־לִ֖י עַד־מָֽוֶת׃ And God said to Yona, “Is it good for you to be angry over the gourd plant?” And he said, “It is good for me to be angry, unto death.” … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ וַיְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית וַתַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ יֹונָ֖ה וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשֹׁו֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר טֹ֥וב מֹותִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ And it happened when the sun rose, and God appointed an east wind, scorching, and the sun struck upon the … Continue reading →

וַיְמַ֤ן הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ תֹּולַ֔עַת בַּעֲלֹ֥ות הַשַּׁ֖חַר לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת וַתַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַקִּֽיקָיֹ֖ון וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ And God appointed a worm at the rising of the dawn on the next day, and it struck the gourd plant, and it dried up.   Morphology וַיְמַן (va-yeman) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְמַ֣ן יְהוָֽה־֠אֱלֹהִים קִיקָיֹ֞ון וַיַּ֣עַל מֵעַ֣ל לְיֹונָ֗ה לִֽהְיֹ֥ות צֵל֙ עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו לְהַצִּ֥יל לֹ֖ו מֵרָֽעָתֹ֑ו וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח יֹונָ֛ה עַל־הַקִּֽיקָיֹ֖ון שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדֹולָֽה׃ And YHWH God appointed a gourd plant, and it went up over Yona to be shade over his head to deliver him from … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יֹונָה֙ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעִ֑יר וַיַּעַשׂ֩ לֹ֨ו שָׁ֜ם סֻכָּ֗ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב תַּחְתֶּ֨יהָ֙ בַּצֵּ֔ל עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִרְאֶ֔ה מַה־יִּהְיֶ֖ה בָּעִֽיר׃ And Yona went out from the city and sat east of the city, and he made for himself there a booth, and … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה הַהֵיטֵ֖ב חָ֥רָה לָֽךְ׃ And YHWH said, “Is it good for you to be angry?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Introduces YHWH’s probing question to Yonah. יְהוָה … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י טֹ֥וב מֹותִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ ס And now, YHWH, take please my life from me, for my death is better than my life.”   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל אֶל־יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הֲלֹוא־זֶ֣ה דְבָרִ֗י עַד־הֱיֹותִי֙ עַל־אַדְמָתִ֔י עַל־כֵּ֥ן קִדַּ֖מְתִּי לִבְרֹ֣חַ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ אֵֽל־חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֔וּם אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד וְנִחָ֖ם עַל־הָרָעָֽה׃ And he prayed to YHWH and said, “Please, YHWH, was not this my word while I … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֥רַע אֶל־יֹונָ֖ה רָעָ֣ה גְדֹולָ֑ה וַיִּ֖חַר לֹֽו׃ And it was evil to Yona, a great evil, and it burned to him.   Morphology וַיֵּרַע (va-yeraʿ) – Root: רעע (raʿaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And it was evil”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤רְא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶֽת־מַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם כִּי־שָׁ֖בוּ מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָעָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל־הָרָעָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר לַעֲשֹׂות־לָהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃ And God saw their deeds, that they had turned from their evil way, and God relented concerning the evil that He had spoken to do to them, … Continue reading →

מִֽי־יֹודֵ֣עַ יָשׁ֔וּב וְנִחַ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְשָׁ֛ב מֵחֲרֹ֥ון אַפֹּ֖ו וְלֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד׃ Who knows? God may turn and relent and He may turn from the burning of His anger, and we shall not perish.   Morphology מִי (mi) – Root: מי (mi); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֗ים הָֽאָדָם֙ וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְיִקְרְא֥וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּחָזְקָ֑ה וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכֹּ֣ו הָֽרָעָ֔ה וּמִן־הֶחָמָ֖ס אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃ And let them cover themselves with sackcloth, the man and the beast, and let them call to God with strength, and let each man turn from … Continue reading →

וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ֙ מְא֔וּמָה אַ֨ל־יִרְע֔וּ וּמַ֖יִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And he cried out and said in Nineve, by the decree of the king and his great ones, saying, “The man and the beast, … Continue reading →

וַיִּגַּ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ נִֽינְוֵ֔ה וַיָּ֨קָם֙ מִכִּסְאֹ֔ו וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר אַדַּרְתֹּ֖ו מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיְכַ֣ס שַׂ֔ק וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃ And the word reached the king of Nineve, and he rose from his throne, and he removed his robe from upon him, and he covered himself with … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־צֹום֙ וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים מִגְּדֹולָ֖ם וְעַד־קְטַנָּֽם׃ And the men of Nineve believed in God, and they called a fast, and they put on sackcloth, from their great one even to their small one.   Morphology וַיַּאֲמִינוּ (va-yaʾaminu) … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֤חֶל יֹונָה֙ לָבֹ֣וא בָעִ֔יר מַהֲלַ֖ךְ יֹ֣ום אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר עֹ֚וד אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃ And Yona began to go into the city a journey of one day, and he called and said, “Yet forty days and Nineve is overturned.”   … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣קָם יֹונָ֗ה וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֶ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עִיר־גְּדֹולָה֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים מַהֲלַ֖ךְ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃ And Yona rose and went to Nineve according to the word of YHWH, and Nineve was a great city to God, a journey of three days.   … Continue reading →

ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדֹולָ֑ה וּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ “Rise, go to Nineve the great city, and call to her the proclamation that I am speaking to you.”   Morphology קוּם (qum) – Root: קום (qum); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יֹונָ֖ה שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yona a second time, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And it happened / And it came to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה לַדָּ֑ג וַיָּקֵ֥א אֶת־יֹונָ֖ה אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פ And YHWH spoke to the fish, and it vomited Yona onto the dry land.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3ms; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֗י בְּקֹ֤ול תֹּודָה֙ אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָדַ֖רְתִּי אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה יְשׁוּעָ֖תָה לַיהוָֽה׃ ס But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You; what I have vowed I will fulfill; salvation belongs to YHWH.   Morphology וַאֲנִי (va-ʾani) – Root: אני (ʾani); … Continue reading →

מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא חַסְדָּ֖ם יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ Those who keep vain idols forsake their loyalty.   Morphology מְשַׁמְּרִים (meshammerim) – Root: שׁמר (shamar); Form: Piel participle masculine plural; Translation: “those who keep / those who hold to”; Notes: Refers to adherents clinging to … Continue reading →

בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ף עָלַי֙ נַפְשִׁ֔י אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה זָכָ֑רְתִּי וַתָּבֹ֤וא אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ תְּפִלָּתִ֔י אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ When my soul fainted within me, I remembered YHWH, and my prayer came to You, to Your holy temple.   Morphology בְּהִתְעַטֵּף (be-hitʿattef) – Root: עטף (ʿataf); Form: Preposition בְּ … Continue reading →

לְקִצְבֵ֤י הָרִים֙ יָרַ֔דְתִּי הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ בַעֲדִ֖י לְעֹולָ֑ם וַתַּ֧עַל מִשַּׁ֛חַת חַיַּ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃ To the extremities of the mountains I went down; the earth with her bars was upon me forever, yet You brought up my life from the pit, YHWH … Continue reading →

אֲפָפ֤וּנִי מַ֨יִם֙ עַד־נֶ֔פֶשׁ תְּהֹ֖ום יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי ס֖וּף חָב֥וּשׁ לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ Waters encompassed me unto the soul; the deep surrounded me, reeds were bound to my head.   Morphology אֲפָפוּנִי (afafuni) – Root: אוף (ʾafaf) ; Form: Qal perfect 3cp + suffix 1cs; … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי מִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ אַ֚ךְ אֹוסִ֣יף לְהַבִּ֔יט אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ And I said: ‘I am driven away from before Your eyes; yet I will again look toward Your holy temple.’   Morphology וַאֲנִי (va-ʾani) – Root: אני (ʾani); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי מְצוּלָה֙ בִּלְבַ֣ב יַמִּ֔ים וְנָהָ֖ר יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי כָּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ׃ And You cast me into the deep, in the heart of the seas, and a river surrounded me; all Your breakers and Your waves passed over me.   Morphology וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר קָ֠רָאתִי מִצָּ֥רָה לִ֛י אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי מִבֶּ֧טֶן שְׁאֹ֛ול שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ קֹולִֽי׃ And he said: “I called from my distress to YHWH and He answered me; from the belly of Sheʾol I cried out, You heard my voice.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר … Continue reading →