Jonah 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 3:6 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 →
וַיִּגַּ֤ע
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
הַדָּבָר֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֣לֶך
melek
H4428
king
נִֽינְוֵ֔ה
Nîynᵉvêh
H5210
Nineveh
וַיָּ֨קָם֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מִכִּסְא֔וֹ
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ
ʼaddereth
H155
glory
מֵֽעָלָ֑יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיְכַ֣ס
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
שַׂ֔ק
saq
H8242
sackcloth
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֵֽפֶר
ʼêpher
H665
ashes
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World English Bible Public Domain
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
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King James Version Public Domain
For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he rose up from his throne, and he took off his robe from being on him, and he covered himself sackcloth and sat down on the ash heap.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).