Jonah 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 1:17 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 →
וַיְמַ֤ן
mânâh
H4487
to count
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
דָּ֣ג
dâg
H1709
fish
גָּד֔וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
לִבְלֹ֖עַ
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹנָ֑ה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יוֹנָה֙
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
בִּמְעֵ֣י
mêʻeh
H4578
bowels
הַדָּ֔ג
dâg
H1709
fish
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
לֵילֽוֹת
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Yahweh appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the abdomen of the fish three days and three nights.
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