Jonah 2:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי מִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ אַ֚ךְ אוֹסִ֣יף לְהַבִּ֔יט אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃

Transliteration

wə- ʾănî ʾāmartî nigraštî minneged ʿênêkā ʾak ʾôsîp lĕhabbîṭ ʾel-hêkal qodšekā

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*ʾănî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
*ʾāmartî*: qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said
*nigraštî*: niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I was driven away/cast out
*minneged*: preposition + preposition - from before/from presence of
*ʿênêkā*: feminine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*ʾak*: restrictive adverb - yet/nevertheless/surely
*ʾôsîp*: hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will continue/again
*lĕhabbîṭ*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to look
*ʾel*: preposition - toward/to
*hêkal*: masculine singular construct noun - temple/palace of
*qodšekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your holiness/holy

Word Meanings

*nigraštî*: I was driven away/cast out/expelled/banished
*minneged*: from before/presence/sight of
*ʾak*: yet/nevertheless/surely/however
*ʾôsîp*: I will continue/again/add
*lĕhabbîṭ*: to look/gaze/behold
*hêkal*: temple/palace/sanctuary
*qodšekā*: your holiness/holy (place)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 69:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save{H8685)} me, O God; for the waters are come{H8804)} in unto my soul. 2 I sink{H8804)} in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come{H8804)} into deep waters, where the floods overflow{H8804)} me.
Lam 3:54 : 54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
Ps 40:2 : 2 He brought me up{H8686)} also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set{H8686)} my feet upon a rock, and established{H8790)} my goings.

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