{
"verseID": "Jonah.2.1",
"source": "וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־יוֹנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יוֹנָה֙ בִּמְעֵ֣י הַדָּ֔ג שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*wə-* *yĕman* *YHWH* *dāg* *gādôl* *liblōaʿ* *ʾet*-*yônāh* *wə-* *yĕhî* *yônāh* *bimʿê* *ha-dāg* *šĕlōšāh* *yāmîm* *û-* *šĕlōšāh* *lêlôt*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yĕman*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - appointed/prepared",
"*YHWH*": "divine name, subject of verb",
"*dāg*": "masculine singular noun - fish",
"*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great/large",
"*liblōaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to swallow",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yônāh*": "proper noun - Jonah",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yĕhî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was",
"*bimʿê*": "preposition + plural construct noun - in intestines/belly of",
"*ha-dāg*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the fish",
"*šĕlōšāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - three",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*šĕlōšāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - three",
"*lêlôt*": "masculine plural noun - nights"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕman*": "appointed/prepared/ordained/assigned",
"*bimʿê*": "in intestines/belly/inward parts/bowels"
}
}