Jonah 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 3:8 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 →
וְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּ
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
שַׂקִּ֗ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
הָֽאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
וְיִקְרְא֥וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּחָזְקָ֑ה
chozqâh
H2394
might
וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אִ֚ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ
derek
H1870
way
הָֽרָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
וּמִן
min
H4480
from
הֶחָמָ֖ס
châmâç
H2555
violence
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם
kaph
H3709
palm
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World English Bible Public Domain
but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
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King James Version Public Domain
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But let the man and the beast be covered sackcloth, and they must cry out to God with strength, and each man must turn back from his evil way and from the violence that is in their hands.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).