Jonah 4:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jonah then went out of the city and sat east of it. There he made himself a shelter and sat under its shade, waiting to see what would happen to the city.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יוֹנָה֙ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעִ֑יר וַיַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨וֹ שָׁ֜ם סֻכָּ֗ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב תַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙ בַּצֵּ֔ל עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִרְאֶ֔ה מַה־יִּהְיֶ֖ה בָּעִֽיר׃

Transliteration

wa-yēṣēʾ yônāh from-hāʿîr wa-yēšeb from-qedem to-hāʿîr wa-yaʿaś for-him there sukkāh wa-yēšeb under-it in-ṣēl until which yirʾeh what-yihyeh in-hāʿîr

Grammar Details

• *wa-yēṣēʾ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out
• *yônāh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jonah
• *hāʿîr*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city
• *wa-yēšeb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat/dwelt
• *qedem*: noun, masculine singular - east/front
• *wa-yaʿaś*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he made
• *sukkāh*: noun, feminine singular - booth/shelter
• *ṣēl*: noun, masculine singular - shadow/shade
• *yirʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he would see
• *yihyeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it would be/happen

Word Meanings

• *yēšeb*: sat/dwelt/remained
• *qedem*: east/front/before/eastward of
• *sukkāh*: booth/shelter/hut
• *ṣēl*: shadow/shade/protection

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So ah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Jonah{H3124} went out{H3318} of the city,{H5892} and sat{H3427} on the east side{H6924} of the city,{H5892} and there made{H6213} him a booth,{H5521} and sat{H3427} under it in the shade,{H6738} till he might see{H7200} what would become of the city.{H5892}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So Jonah{H3124} went out{H3318}{(H8799)} of the city{H5892}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} on the east side{H6924} of the city{H5892}, and there made{H6213}{(H8799)} him a booth{H5521}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} under it in the shadow{H6738}, till he might see{H7200}{(H8799)} what would become of the city{H5892}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ionas gatt him out of the citie and sate him downe on the est syde theroffe ad made him there a bothe ad sate thervnder in the shadowe till he might se what shuld chaunce vn to the citie.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Ionas gat him out of the cite, and sat downe on ye east syde therof: and there made him a bothe, and sat vnder it in the shadow, till he might se, what shulde chaunce vnto the cite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Ionah went out of the citie and sate on the East side of the citie, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadowe till he might see what should be done in the citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ionas went out of the citie, and sate him downe on the east side thereof, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadowe, till he might see what should be done in the citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jonah goeth forth from the city, and sitteth on the east of the city, and maketh to himself there a booth, and sitteth under it in the shade, till that he seeth what is in the city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Jonah went out of the town, and took his seat on the east side of the town and made himself a roof of branches and took his seat under its shade till he saw what would become of the town.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made a shelter for himself there and sat down under it in the shade to see what would happen to the city.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 19:9 : 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night. The word of the LORD came to him, saying, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
• 1 Kgs 19:13 : 13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak, went out, and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him, saying, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'
• Isa 57:17 : 17 Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways.
• Jer 17:15-16 : 15 Listen! They are saying to me, 'Where is the word of the LORD? Let it now be fulfilled!' 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.
• Jer 20:9 : 9 But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.
• Jonah 1:5 : 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.
• Luke 19:41-44 : 41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it. 42 He said, 'If you had known on this day, even you, the things that would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.' 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. 44 They will crush you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.
• Gen 19:27-28 : 27 Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. 28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.