Jonah 4:5

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 And he came to a cave and lodged there, and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?
• 1 Kgs 19:13 : 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?
• Isa 57:17 : 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid myself and was angry, and he went on stubbornly in the way of his heart.
• Jer 17:15-16 : 15 Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now. 16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.
• Jer 20:9 : 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with holding back, and I could not stay.
• Jonah 1:5 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
• Luke 19:41-44 : 41 And when he came near, he saw the city and wept over it, 42 Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you and enclose you on every side, 44 And will level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
• Gen 19:27-28 : 27 And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he stood before the LORD. 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.