{
"verseID": "Jonah.1.5",
"source": "וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ הַמַּלָּחִ֗ים וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו֒ וַיָּטִ֨לוּ אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙ אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם לְהָקֵ֖ל מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְיוֹנָ֗ה יָרַד֙ אֶל־יַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַסְּפִינָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב וַיֵּרָדַֽם׃",
"text": "And-*wayyîrəʾû* the-*mallāḥîm* and-*wayyizʿăqû* *ʾîš* unto-*ʾĕlōhāyw* and-*wayyāṭilû* the-*kēlîm* which in-the-*ʾŏniyyāh* unto-the-*yām* *ləhāqēl* from-upon-them and-*Yônāh* *yāraḏ* unto-*yarḵəṯēy* the-*səpînāh* and-*wayyiškaḇ* and-*wayyērāḏam*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyîrəʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they feared",
"*mallāḥîm*": "noun masculine plural + definite article - sailors/mariners",
"*wayyizʿăqû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they cried out",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each man",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods/his God",
"*wayyāṭilû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they threw",
"*kēlîm*": "noun masculine plural + definite article - vessels/cargo/equipment",
"*ʾŏniyyāh*": "noun feminine singular + definite article - ship",
"*yām*": "noun masculine singular + definite article - sea",
"*ləhāqēl*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to lighten",
"*yāraḏ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - had gone down",
"*yarḵəṯēy*": "noun feminine plural construct - innermost parts/sides",
"*səpînāh*": "noun feminine singular + definite article - ship/vessel",
"*wayyiškaḇ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he lay down",
"*wayyērāḏam*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he fell fast asleep"
},
"variants": {
"*mallāḥîm*": "sailors/mariners/seamen",
"*wayyizʿăqû*": "cried out/called/shouted",
"*kēlîm*": "vessels/cargo/equipment/implements",
"*ləhāqēl*": "to lighten/make lighter/ease",
"*yarḵəṯēy*": "innermost parts/sides/recesses",
"*wayyērāḏam*": "fell fast asleep/went into deep sleep"
}
}