Jonah 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׂא֨וּנִי֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי
ṭûwl
H2904
to hurl
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיָּ֔ם
yâm
H3220
sea
וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק
shâthaq
H8367
to be silent
הַיָּ֖ם
yâm
H3220
sea
מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
יוֹדֵ֣עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בְשֶׁלִּ֔י
shel
H7945
who
הַסַּ֧עַר
çaʻar
H5591
tempest
הַגָּד֛וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
עֲלֵיכֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great tempest is on you."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “Lift me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down from upon you, for I know that this great storm is upon you because of me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).