Jonah 1:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 1:14 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 →
וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָנָּ֤ה
ʼânnâʼ
H577
I beseech you
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
נֹאבְדָ֗ה
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
בְּנֶ֨פֶשׁ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
עָלֵ֖ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
דָּ֣ם
dâm
H1818
blood
נָקִ֑יא
nâqîy
H5355
innocent
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חָפַ֖צְתָּ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
עָשִֽׂיתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, "We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, let us not perish for this man's life, and don't lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you."
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they cried out to Yahweh and said, “Ah! Yahweh, please do not let us perish on account of the life of this man, and do not put innocent blood upon us, because you, Yahweh, have done just as you desired.”
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