Jonah 3:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 3:7 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 →
וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה
Nîynᵉvêh
H5210
Nineveh
מִטַּ֧עַם
ṭaʻam
H2940
taste
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּגְדֹלָ֖יו
gâdôwl
H1419
great
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאָדָ֨ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
הַבָּקָ֣ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וְהַצֹּ֗אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
יִטְעֲמוּ֙
ṭâʻam
H2938
to taste
מְא֔וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
אַ֨ל
ʼal
H408
not
יִרְע֔וּ
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
וּמַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִשְׁתּֽוּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
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World English Bible Public Domain
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
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King James Version Public Domain
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he proclaimed and spoke within Nineveh from a decree of the king and his nobles, saying: “The person and the animal, the herd and the flock, must not taste anything; they must not graze, and they must not drink water.
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