Jonah 4:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 4:11 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 →
וַֽאֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָח֔וּס
chûwç
H2347
to pity
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
נִינְוֵ֖ה
Nîynᵉvêh
H5210
Nineveh
הָעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
בָּ֡הּ
הַרְבֵּה֩
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
מִֽשְׁתֵּים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
רִבּ֜וֹ
ribbôw
H7239
ten thousand
אָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
בֵּין
bêyn
H996
between
יְמִינ֣וֹ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
וּבְהֵמָ֖ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
רַבָּֽה
rab
H7227
many
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So I, should I not feel troubled about Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than 120, 000 people who do not know between their right hand to their left hand, and many animals?”
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