Jonah · BSB — reltext

Chapter 3

(Matthew 12:38–42; Luke 11:29–32)

¹ Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

וַ/יְהִ֧יו/יה֧יוַ/יְהִיו/יהיva/y.Hiand/ it cameH9001 H1961Hc+Vqw3ms

דְבַר\־דבר\דְבַר\־דבר\de.var-[the] word ofH1697G\H9014HNcmsc

יְהוָ֛היהו֛היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt

אֶל\־אל\אֶל\־אל\'el-toH0413\H9014HR

יוֹנָ֖היונ֖היוֹנָהיונהyo.NahJonahH3124HNpm

שֵׁנִ֥יתשנ֥יתשֵׁנִיתשניתshe.Nita second [time]H8145HAofsa

לֵ/אמֹֽר\׃ל/אמר\לֵ/אמֹֽר\׃ל/אמר\le./Mor<to>/ sayingH9005 H0559\H9016HR+Vqcc

² “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

ק֛וּםק֛וםקוּםקוםkumariseH6965BHVqv2ms

לֵ֥ךְל֥ךלֵךְלךlekhgoH1980GHVqv2ms

אֶל\־אל\אֶל\־אל\'el-toH0413\H9014HR

נִֽינְוֵ֖הנינו֖הנִֽינְוֵהנינוהnin.VehNinevehH5210HNpl

הָ/עִ֣ירה/ע֣ירהָ/עִירה/עירha./'Irthe/ cityH9009 H5892BHTd+Ncfsa

הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑הה/גדול֑ההַ/גְּדוֹלָהה/גדולהha./ge.do.Lah<the>/ greatH9009 H1419AHTd+Aafsa

וִּ/קְרָ֤או/קר֤אוִּ/קְרָאו/קראvi/k.Ra'and/ call outH9002 H7121IHC+Vqv2ms

אֵלֶ֙י/הָ֙אל֙י/ה֙אֵלֶי/הָאלי/ה'e.Lei./haagainst/ itH0413 H9034HRd+Sp3fs

אֶת\־את\אֶת\־את\'et-<obj.>H0853\H9014HTo

הַ/קְּרִיאָ֔הה/קריא֔ההַ/קְּרִיאָהה/קריאהha./ke.ri.'Ahthe/ proclamationH9009 H7150HTd+Ncfsa

אֲשֶׁ֥ראש֥ראֲשֶׁראשר'a.SherwhichH0834AHTr

אָנֹכִ֖יאנכ֖יאָנֹכִיאנכי'a.no.KhiIH0595HPp1bs

דֹּבֵ֥רדב֥רדֹּבֵרדברdo.Ver[am] speakingH1696GHVqrmsa

אֵלֶֽי/ךָ\׃אלי/ך\אֵלֶֽי/ךָ\׃אלי/ך\'e.Lei./khato/ youH0413 H9031\H9016HRd+Sp2ms

³ This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,¹ requiring a three-day journey.²

וַ/יָּ֣קָםו/י֣קםוַ/יָּקָםו/יקםva/i.Ya.komand/ he aroseH9001 H6965BHc+Vqw3ms

יוֹנָ֗היונ֗היוֹנָהיונהyo.NahJonahH3124HNpm

וַ/יֵּ֛לֶךְו/י֛לךוַ/יֵּלֶךְו/ילךva/i.Ye.lekhand/ he wentH9001 H1980GHc+Vqw3ms

אֶל\־אל\אֶל\־אל\'el-toH0413\H9014HR

נִֽינְוֶ֖הנינו֖הנִֽינְוֶהנינוהnin.VehNinevehH5210HNpl

כִּ/דְבַ֣רכ/דב֣רכִּ/דְבַרכ/דברki/d.Varaccording to/ [the] word ofH9004 H1697GHR+Ncmsc

יְהוָ֑היהו֑היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt

וְ/נִֽינְוֵ֗הו/נינו֗הוְ/נִֽינְוֵהו/נינוהve./ni.ne.Vehand/ NinevehH9002 H5210HC+Npl

הָיְתָ֤ההית֤ההָיְתָההיתהha.ye.Tahit wasH1961HVqp3fs

עִיר\־עיר\עִיר\־עיר\'ir-a cityH5892B\H9014HNcfsa

גְּדוֹלָה֙גדולה֙גְּדוֹלָהגדולהge.do.LahgreatH1419AHAafsa

לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔יםל/אלה֔יםלֵֽ/אלֹהִיםל/אלהיםle./lo.Himto/ GodH9005 H0430GHR+Ncmpa

מַהֲלַ֖ךְמהל֖ךמַהֲלַךְמהלךma.ha.Lakha journey ofH4109HNcmsc

שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתשל֥שתשְׁלֹשֶׁתשלשתshe.Lo.shetthreeH7969HNcbsc

יָמִֽים\׃ימים\יָמִֽים\׃ימים\ya.MimdaysH3117G\H9016HNcmpa

Or was a great city to God
Literally great city, a three-day journey

⁴ On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

וַ/יָּ֤חֶלו/י֤חלוַ/יָּחֶלו/יחלva/i.Ya.cheland/ he beganH9001 H2490CHc+Vhw3ms

יוֹנָה֙יונה֙יוֹנָהיונהyo.NahJonahH3124HNpm

לָ/ב֣וֹאל/ב֣ואלָ/בוֹאל/בואla./Vo'to/ goH9005 H0935GHR+Vqcc

בָ/עִ֔ירב/ע֔ירבָ/עִירב/עירva./'Irin the/ cityH9003 H5892BHRd+Ncfsa

מַהֲלַ֖ךְמהל֖ךמַהֲלַךְמהלךma.ha.Lakha journey ofH4109HNcmsc

י֣וֹםי֣וםיוֹםיוםYoma dayH3117GHNcmsa

אֶחָ֑דאח֑דאֶחָדאחד'e.ChadoneH0259HNcfsa

וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ו/יקרא֙וַ/יִּקְרָאו/יקראva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he proclaimedH9001 H7121IHc+Vqw3ms

וַ/יֹּאמַ֔רו/יאמ֔רוַ/יֹּאמַרו/יאמרva/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH9001 H0559Hc+Vqw3ms

ע֚וֹדע֚ודעוֹדעודodyetH5750HAcmsa

אַרְבָּעִ֣יםארבע֣יםאַרְבָּעִיםארבעים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705HNcmpa

י֔וֹםי֔וםיוֹםיוםYomday[s]H3117GHNcmsa

וְ/נִֽינְוֵ֖הו/נינו֖הוְ/נִֽינְוֵהו/נינוהve./ni.ne.Vehand/ NinevehH9002 H5210HC+Npl

נֶהְפָּֽכֶת\׃נהפכת\נֶהְפָּֽכֶת\׃נהפכת\neh.Pa.khet[is] about to be overturnedH2015\H9016HVNrfsa

⁵ And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

וַֽ/יַּאֲמִ֛ינוּו/יאמ֛ינווַֽ/יַּאֲמִינוּו/יאמינוva/i.ya.'a.Mi.nuand/ they believedH9001 H0539Hc+Vhw3mp

אַנְשֵׁ֥יאנש֥יאַנְשֵׁיאנשי'an.Shei[the] people ofH0582HNcmpc

נִֽינְוֵ֖הנינו֖הנִֽינְוֵהנינוהnin.VehNinevehH5210HNpl

בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֑יםב/אלה֑יםבֵּֽ/אלֹהִיםב/אלהיםbe./lo.Himin/ GodH9003 H0430GHR+Ncmpa

וַ/יִּקְרְאוּ\־ו/יקראו\וַ/יִּקְרְאוּ\־ו/יקראו\va/i.yik.re.'u-and/ they proclaimedH9001 H7121G\H9014Hc+Vqw3mp

צוֹם֙צום֙צוֹםצוםtzOma fastH6685HNcmsa

וַ/יִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּו/ילבש֣ווַ/יִּלְבְּשׁוּו/ילבשוva/i.yil.be.Shuand/ they woreH9001 H3847Hc+Vqw3mp

שַׂקִּ֔יםשק֔יםשַׂקִּיםשקיםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>H8242HNcmpa

מִ/גְּדוֹלָ֖/םמ/גדול֖/םמִ/גְּדוֹלָ/םמ/גדול/םmi./ge.do.La/mfrom/ great/ theirH9006 H1419A H9028HR+Aamsc+Sp3mp

וְ/עַד\־ו/עד\וְ/עַד\־ו/עד\ve./'ad-and/ untoH9002 H5704\H9014HC+R

קְטַנָּֽ/ם\׃קטנ/ם\קְטַנָּֽ/ם\׃קטנ/ם\ke.ta.Na/minsignificant/ theirH6996A H9028\H9016HAamsc+Sp3mp

⁶ When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

וַ/יִּגַּ֤עו/יג֤עוַ/יִּגַּעו/יגעva/i.yi.Ga'and/ it reachedH9001 H5060Hc+Vqw3ms

הַ/דָּבָר֙ה/דבר֙הַ/דָּבָרה/דברha./da.Varthe/ wordH9009 H1697GHTd+Ncmsa

אֶל\־אל\אֶל\־אל\'el-toH0413\H9014HR

מֶ֣לֶךמ֣לךמֶלֶךמלךMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428GHNcmsc

נִֽינְוֵ֔הנינו֔הנִֽינְוֵהנינוהnin.VehNinevehH5210HNpl

וַ/יָּ֙קָם֙ו/י֙קם֙וַ/יָּקָםו/יקםva/i.Ya.komand/ he aroseH9001 H6965BHc+Vqw3ms

מִ/כִּסְא֔/וֹמ/כסא֔/ומִ/כִּסְא/וֹמ/כסא/וmi./kis.'/Ofrom/ throne/ hisH9006 H3678G H9023HR+Ncmsc+Sp3ms

וַ/יַּעֲבֵ֥רו/יעב֥רוַ/יַּעֲבֵרו/יעברva/i.ya.'a.Verand/ he took offH9001 H5674CHc+Vhw3ms

אַדַּרְתּ֖/וֹאדרת֖/ואַדַּרְתּ/וֹאדרת/ו'a.dar.T/ocloak/ hisH0155 H9023HNcfsc+Sp3ms

מֵֽ/עָלָ֑י/ומ/על֑י/ומֵֽ/עָלָי/ומ/עלי/וme./'a.La/vfrom/ on <the>/ himH9006 H5921A H9033HR+Rd+Sp3ms

וַ/יְכַ֣סו/יכ֣סוַ/יְכַסו/יכסva/y.Khasand/ he coveredH9001 H3680Hc+Vpw3ms

שַׂ֔קש֔קשַׂקשקSaksackclothH8242HNcmsa

וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁבו/י֖שבוַ/יֵּשֶׁבו/ישבva/i.Ye.shevand/ he satH9001 H3427Hc+Vqw3ms

עַל\־על\עַל\־על\'al-onH5921A\H9014HR

הָ/אֵֽפֶר\׃ה/אפר\הָ/אֵֽפֶר\׃ה/אפר\ha./'E.fer<the>/ ash[es]H9009 H0665\H9016HTd+Ncmsa

⁷ Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

וַ/יַּזְעֵ֗קו/יזע֗קוַ/יַּזְעֵקו/יזעקva/i.yaz.'Ekand/ he had a proclamation madeH9001 H2199Hc+Vhw3ms

וַ/יֹּ֙אמֶר֙ו/י֙אמר֙וַ/יֹּאמֶרו/יאמרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH9001 H0559Hc+Vqw3ms

בְּ/נִֽינְוֵ֔הב/נינו֔הבְּ/נִֽינְוֵהב/נינוהbe./ni.ne.Vehin/ NinevehH9003 H5210HR+Npl

מִ/טַּ֧עַםמ/ט֧עםמִ/טַּעַםמ/טעםmi./Ta.'amfrom/ [the] decree ofH9006 H2940HR+Ncmsc

הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְה/מ֛לךהַ/מֶּלֶךְה/מלךha./Me.lekhthe/ kingH9009 H4428GHTd+Ncmsa

וּ/גְדֹלָ֖י/וו/גדל֖י/ווּ/גְדֹלָי/וו/גדלי/וu./ge.do.La/vand/ great [people]/ hisH9002 H1419A H9023HC+Aampc+Sp3ms

לֵ/אמֹ֑רל/אמ֑רלֵ/אמֹרל/אמרle./Mor<to>/ sayingH9005 H0559HR+Vqcc

הָ/אָדָ֨םה/אד֨םהָ/אָדָםה/אדםha./'a.Damthe/ peopleH9009 H0120GHTd+Ncmsa

וְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָ֜הו/ה/בהמ֜הוְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָהו/ה/בהמהve./ha./be.he.Mahand/ the/ livestockH9002 H9009 H0929HC+Td+Ncfsa

הַ/בָּקָ֣רה/בק֣רהַ/בָּקָרה/בקרha./ba.Karthe/ cattleH9009 H1241HTd+Ncbsa

וְ/הַ/צֹּ֗אןו/ה/צ֗אןוְ/הַ/צֹּאןו/ה/צאןve./ha./Tzonand/ the/ flock[s]H9002 H9009 H6629GHC+Td+Ncbsa

אַֽל\־אל\אַֽל\־אל\'al-may notH0408\H9014HTn

יִטְעֲמוּ֙יטעמו֙יִטְעֲמוּיטעמוyit.'a.Muthey tasteH2938HVqj3mp

מְא֔וּמָהמא֔ומהמְאוּמָהמאומהme.'U.mahanythingH3972HNcfsa

אַ֨ל\־א֨ל\אַל\־אל\'Al-may notH0408\H9014HTn

יִרְע֔וּירע֔ויִרְעוּירעוyir.'Uthey grazeH7462BHVqj3mp

וּ/מַ֖יִםו/מ֖יםוּ/מַיִםו/מיםu./Ma.yimand/ waterH9002 H4325GHC+Ncmpa

אַל\־אל\אַל\־אל\'al-may notH0408\H9014HTn

יִשְׁתּֽוּ\׃ישתו\יִשְׁתּֽוּ\׃ישתו\yish.Tuthey drinkH8354\H9016HVqj3mp

⁸ Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.

וְ/יִתְכַּסּ֣וּו/יתכס֣ווְ/יִתְכַּסּוּו/יתכסוve./yit.ka.Suand/ they may cover themselvesH9002 H3680HC+Vtu3mp

שַׂקִּ֗יםשק֗יםשַׂקִּיםשקיםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>H8242HNcmpa

הָֽ/אָדָם֙ה/אדם֙הָֽ/אָדָםה/אדםha./'a.Damthe/ peopleH9009 H0120GHTd+Ncmsa

וְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָ֔הו/ה/בהמ֔הוְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָהו/ה/בהמהve./ha./be.he.Mahand/ the/ livestockH9002 H9009 H0929HC+Td+Ncfsa

וְ/יִקְרְא֥וּו/יקרא֥ווְ/יִקְרְאוּו/יקראוve./yik.re.'Uand/ let them call outH9002 H7121GHC+Vqu3mp

אֶל\־אל\אֶל\־אל\'el-toH0413\H9014HR

אֱלֹהִ֖יםאלה֖יםאֱלֹהִיםאלהים'E.lo.HimGodH0430GHNcmpa

בְּ/חָזְקָ֑הב/חזק֑הבְּ/חָזְקָהב/חזקהbe./cha.ze.Kahwith/ strengthH9003 H2394HR+Ncfsa

וְ/יָשֻׁ֗בוּו/יש֗בווְ/יָשֻׁבוּו/ישבוve./ya.Shu.vuand/ let them turn backH9002 H7725OHC+Vqu3mp

אִ֚ישׁא֚ישאִישׁאיש'isheveryoneH0376IHNcmsa

מִ/דַּרְכּ֣/וֹמ/דרכ֣/ומִ/דַּרְכּ/וֹמ/דרכ/וmi./dar.K/ofrom/ way/ hisH9006 H1870G H9023HR+Ncbsc+Sp3ms

הָֽ/רָעָ֔הה/רע֔ההָֽ/רָעָהה/רעהha./ra.'Ah<the>/ evilH9009 H7451IHTd+Aafsa

וּ/מִן\־ו/מן\וּ/מִן\־ו/מן\u./min-and/ fromH9002 H4480A\H9014HC+R

הֶ/חָמָ֖סה/חמ֖סהֶ/חָמָסה/חמסhe./cha.Masthe/ violenceH9009 H2555HTd+Ncmsa

אֲשֶׁ֥ראש֥ראֲשֶׁראשר'a.SherwhichH0834AHTr

בְּ/כַפֵּי/הֶֽם\׃ב/כפי/הם\בְּ/כַפֵּי/הֶֽם\׃ב/כפי/הם\be./kha.pei./Hem[is] in/ palms/ theirH9003 H3709G H9028\H9016HR+Ncfdc+Sp3mp

⁹ Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

מִֽי\־מי\מִֽי\־מי\mi-who?H4310\H9014HPi

יוֹדֵ֣עַיוד֣עיוֹדֵעַיודעyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045HVqrmsa

יָשׁ֔וּביש֔וביָשׁוּבישובya.Shuvhe will turnH7725OHVqi3ms

וְ/נִחַ֖םו/נח֖םוְ/נִחַםו/נחםve./ni.Chamand/ he will relentH9001 H5162HHc+VNq3ms

הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑יםה/אלה֑יםהָ/אֱלֹהִיםה/אלהיםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ GodH9009 H0430GHTd+Ncmpa

וְ/שָׁ֛בו/ש֛בוְ/שָׁבו/שבve./Shavand/ he will turn backH9001 H7725OHc+Vqq3ms

מֵ/חֲר֥וֹןמ/חר֥וןמֵ/חֲרוֹןמ/חרוןme./cha.Ronfrom/ [the] burning ofH9006 H2740HR+Ncmsc

אַפּ֖/וֹאפ֖/ואַפּ/וֹאפ/ו'a.P/oanger/ hisH0639G H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms

וְ/לֹ֥או/ל֥אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002 H3808HC+Tn

נֹאבֵֽד\׃נאבד\נֹאבֵֽד\׃נאבד\no.Vedwe will perishH0006\H9016HVqi1cp

¹⁰ When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

וַ/יַּ֤רְאו/י֤ראוַ/יַּרְאו/יראva/i.Yar'and/ he sawH9001 H7200GHc+Vqw3ms

הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ה/אלהים֙הָֽ/אֱלֹהִיםה/אלהיםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ GodH9009 H0430GHTd+Ncmpa

אֶֽת\־את\אֶֽת\־את\'et-<obj.>H0853\H9014HTo

מַ֣עֲשֵׂי/הֶ֔םמ֣עשי/ה֔םמַעֲשֵׂי/הֶםמעשי/הםma.'a.sei./Hemdeeds/ theirH4639K H9028HNcmpc+Sp3mp

כִּי\־כי\כִּי\־כי\ki-thatH3588A\H9014HTc

שָׁ֖בוּש֖בושָׁבוּשבוSha.vuthey turned backH7725OHVqp3cp

מִ/דַּרְכָּ֣/םמ/דרכ֣/םמִ/דַּרְכָּ/םמ/דרכ/םmi./dar.Ka/mfrom/ way/ theirH9006 H1870G H9028HR+Ncbsc+Sp3mp

הָ/רָעָ֑הה/רע֑ההָ/רָעָהה/רעהha./ra.'Ah<the>/ evilH9009 H7451IHTd+Aafsa

וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶםו/ינ֣חםוַ/יִּנָּחֶםו/ינחםva/i.yi.Na.chemand/ he relentedH9001 H5162HHc+VNw3ms

הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗יםה/אלה֗יםהָ/אֱלֹהִיםה/אלהיםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ GodH9009 H0430GHTd+Ncmpa

עַל\־על\עַל\־על\'al-onH5921A\H9014HR

הָ/רָעָ֛הה/רע֛ההָ/רָעָהה/רעהha./ra.'Ahthe/ evilH9009 H7451CHTd+Ncfsa

אֲשֶׁר\־אשר\אֲשֶׁר\־אשר\'a.Sher-whichH0834A\H9014HTr

דִּבֶּ֥רדב֥רדִּבֶּרדברdi.Berhe had saidH1696GHVpp3ms

לַ/עֲשׂוֹת\־ל/עשות\לַ/עֲשׂוֹת\־ל/עשות\la./'a.sot-to/ doH9005 H6213A\H9014HR+Vqcc

לָ/הֶ֖םל/ה֖םלָ/הֶםל/הםla./Hemto <the>/ themH9005 H9038HRd+Sp3mp

וְ/לֹ֥או/ל֥אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002 H3808HC+Tn

עָשָֽׂה\׃עשה\עָשָֽׂה\׃עשה\'a.Sahhe did [it]H6213A\H9016HVqp3ms