1 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יוֹנָ֖ה שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* to-*yônāh* *šēnîṯ* *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it came/happened",
"*dəḇar*": "construct masculine singular - word/message of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*yônāh*": "proper noun with directional preposition - to Jonah",
"*šēnîṯ*": "feminine singular numeral adverb - second time/again",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/became",
"*dəḇar*": "word/speech/command/matter",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say/commanding"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.2",
"source": "ק֛וּם לֵ֥ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה וִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*qûm* *lēḵ* to-*nînəwēh* the-*ʿîr* the-*gəḏôlāh* and-*qərāʾ* to-her *ʾeṯ*-the-*qərîʾāh* *ʾăšer* *ʾānōḵî* *ḏōḇēr* to-you.",
"grammar": {
"*qûm*": "qal imperative masculine singular - arise/stand up",
"*lēḵ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - go/walk",
"*nînəwēh*": "proper noun with directional preposition - to Nineveh",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the city",
"*gəḏôlāh*": "feminine singular adjective with definite article - the great",
"*qərāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine singular with waw conjunction - and call/proclaim",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*qərîʾāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the proclamation/message",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*ḏōḇēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - speaking/telling",
"*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you"
},
"variants": {
"*qûm*": "arise/stand up/prepare",
"*lēḵ*": "go/walk/depart",
"*qərāʾ*": "call/proclaim/cry out",
"*qərîʾāh*": "proclamation/message/announcement"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.3",
"source": "וַיָּ֣קָם יוֹנָ֗ה וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֖[t]ה כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְנִֽינְוֵ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים מַהֲלַ֖ךְ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayyāqām* *yônāh* and-*wayyēleḵ* to-*nînəwēh* according-to-*ḏəḇar* *YHWH* and-*nînəwēh* *hāyəṯāh* *ʿîr*-*gəḏôlāh* to-*ʾĕlōhîm* *mahălaḵ* *šəlōšeṯ* *yāmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqām*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he arose",
"*yônāh*": "proper noun - Jonah",
"*wayyēleḵ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he went",
"*nînəwēh*": "proper noun with directional preposition - to Nineveh",
"*ḏəḇar*": "construct masculine singular with preposition - according to word/command of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she was/had been",
"*ʿîr*": "construct feminine singular noun - city of",
"*gəḏôlāh*": "feminine singular adjective - great",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with preposition - to/for God",
"*mahălaḵ*": "masculine singular construct noun - journey/walk of",
"*šəlōšeṯ*": "construct feminine singular numeral - three of",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days"
},
"variants": {
"*hāyəṯāh*": "was/existed/had become",
"*lēʾlōhîm*": "to God/exceedingly/divine perspective",
"*mahălaḵ*": "journey/distance/walking route"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.4",
"source": "וַיָּ֤חֶל יוֹנָה֙ לָב֣וֹא בָעִ֔יר מַהֲלַ֖ךְ י֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר ע֚וֹד אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְנִֽינְוֵ֖ה נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃",
"text": "And-*wayyāḥel* *yônāh* *lāḇôʾ* in-the-*ʿîr* *mahălaḵ* *yôm* *ʾeḥāḏ* and-*wayyiqrāʾ* and-*wayyōʾmar* *ʿôḏ* *ʾarbāʿîm* *yôm* and-*nînəwēh* *nehpāḵeṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḥel*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he began",
"*yônāh*": "proper noun - Jonah",
"*lāḇôʾ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to enter/come",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with preposition and definite article - in the city",
"*mahălaḵ*": "masculine singular construct noun - journey/walk of",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*ʾeḥāḏ*": "masculine singular numeral - one",
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he proclaimed",
"*wayyōʾmar*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/yet",
"*ʾarbāʿîm*": "plural numeral - forty",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*nînəwēh*": "proper noun with waw conjunction - and Nineveh",
"*nehpāḵeṯ*": "niphal participle feminine singular - being overturned/overthrown"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāḥel*": "and he began/started/commenced",
"*lāḇôʾ*": "to enter/come into/arrive at",
"*nehpāḵeṯ*": "being overturned/overthrown/destroyed/transformed"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.5",
"source": "וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י נִֽינְוֵ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־צוֹם֙ וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים מִגְּדוֹלָ֖ם וְעַד־קְטַנָּֽם׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaʾămînû* *ʾanšēy* *nînəwēh* in-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*wayyiqrəʾû*-*ṣôm* and-*wayyilbəšû* *śaqqîm* from-*gəḏôlām* and-until-*qəṭannām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʾămînû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they believed",
"*ʾanšēy*": "masculine plural construct noun - men of",
"*nînəwēh*": "proper noun - Nineveh",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with preposition - in God",
"*wayyiqrəʾû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they called/proclaimed",
"*ṣôm*": "masculine singular noun - fast",
"*wayyilbəšû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they put on",
"*śaqqîm*": "masculine plural noun - sackcloth",
"*gəḏôlām*": "masculine singular adjective with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and preposition - from their great (ones)",
"*qəṭannām*": "masculine singular adjective with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and preposition - to their small (ones)"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʾămînû*": "and they believed/trusted/had faith in",
"*wayyiqrəʾû*": "and they called/proclaimed/announced",
"*gəḏôlām*": "their great ones/important people/adults",
"*qəṭannām*": "their small ones/unimportant people/children"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Jonah.3.6",
"source": "וַיִּגַּ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶך נִֽינְוֵ֔ה וַיָּ֙קָם֙ מִכִּסְא֔וֹ וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ מֵֽעָלָ֑יו וַיְכַ֣ס שַׂ֔ק וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiggaʿ* the-*dāḇār* to-*meleḵ* *nînəwēh* and-*wayyāqām* from-*kissəʾô* and-*wayyaʿăḇēr* *ʾaddarttô* from-*ʿālāyw* and-*wayəḵas* *śaq* and-*wayyēšeḇ* on-the-*ʾēp̄er*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiggaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it reached",
"*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/matter",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct noun - king of",
"*nînəwēh*": "proper noun - Nineveh",
"*wayyāqām*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he arose",
"*kissəʾô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and preposition - from his throne",
"*wayyaʿăḇēr*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he removed",
"*ʾaddarttô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his robe",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from upon him",
"*wayəḵas*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he covered",
"*śaq*": "masculine singular noun - sackcloth",
"*wayyēšeḇ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he sat",
"*ʾēp̄er*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the ashes/dust"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiggaʿ*": "and it reached/arrived at/came to",
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/news/report",
"*ʾaddarttô*": "his robe/mantle/royal garment",
"*wayəḵas*": "and he covered/clothed/wrapped himself with",
"*ʾēp̄er*": "dust/ashes/rubble"
}
}