וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם שָׂא֨וּנִי֙ וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַיָּ֖ם מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יֹודֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְשֶׁלִּ֔י הַסַּ֧עַר הַגָּדֹ֛ול הַזֶּ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
And he said to them, “Lift me up and throw me into the sea, and the sea will quiet from upon you, for I know that because of me this great storm is upon you.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Yonah’s decisive response.
- אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (aleihem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition אֶל + suffix 3mp; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Directs the speech to the sailors.
- שָׂא֨וּנִי֙ (saʾuni) – Root: נשא (n-ś-ʾ); Form: Qal imperative mp + suffix 1cs; Translation: “Lift me up”; Notes: Yonah instructs them to take hold of him.
- וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי (va-hatiluni) – Root: טול (ṭ-w-l); Form: Conjunction וַ + Hifil imperative mp + suffix 1cs; Translation: “and throw me”; Notes: “Throw” in the causative stem, indicating forceful action.
- אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם (el-ha-yam) – Root: ים (y-m); Form: Preposition אֶל + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “into the sea”; Notes: Specifies the destination of the action.
- וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק (ve-yishtok) – Root: שתק (sh-t-q); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal imperfect 3ms; Translation: “and it will quiet”; Notes: The sea’s expected response.
- הַיָּ֖ם (ha-yam) – Root: ים (y-m); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the sea”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם (meʿaleikhem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition מִן + preposition עַל + suffix 2mp; Translation: “from upon you”; Notes: Indicates relief from danger.
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the explanation.
- יֹודֵ֣עַ (yodeaʿ) – Root: ידע (y-d-ʿ); Form: Qal participle ms; Translation: “I know”; Notes: Expresses Yonah’s awareness of his guilt.
- אָ֔נִי (ani) – Root: אני (ʾ-n-y); Form: Independent pronoun 1cs; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic self-identification.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces subordinate clause.
- בְשֶׁלִּ֔י (be-shelli) – Root: של (sh-l); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun (construct idiom) + suffix 1cs; Translation: “because of me”; Notes: Idiom indicating responsibility.
- הַסַּ֧עַר (ha-saʿar) – Root: סער (s-ʿ-r); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the storm”; Notes: Refers to the divinely sent tempest.
- הַגָּדֹ֛ול (ha-gadol) – Root: גדל (g-d-l); Form: Definite adjective masculine singular; Translation: “the great”; Notes: Emphasizes severity.
- הַזֶּ֖ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Points to the present storm.
- עֲלֵיכֶֽם (aleikhem) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition עַל + suffix 2mp; Translation: “upon you”; Notes: Marks the sailors as those affected.