Jonah 2:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה לַדָּ֑ג וַיָּקֵ֥א אֶת־יוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פ

Transliteration

wə- yōʾmer YHWH la-dāg wə- yāqēʾ ʾet-yônāh ʾel-ha-yabbāšāh

Grammar Details

• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *yōʾmer*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said/spoke
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *la-dāg*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the fish
• *yāqēʾ*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he vomited/spewed out
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *yônāh*: proper noun - Jonah
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/toward
• *ha-yabbāšāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the dry land

Word Meanings

• *yōʾmer*: he said/spoke/commanded
• *yāqēʾ*: he vomited/spewed out/ejected
• *ha-yabbāšāh*: the dry land/ground/earth