Jonah 4:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 4:5 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 →
וַיֵּצֵ֤א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יוֹנָה֙
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
מִקֶּ֣דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
לָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיַּעַשׂ֩
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
ל֨וֹ
שָׁ֜ם
shâm
H8033
there
סֻכָּ֗ה
çukkâh
H5521
booth
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
תַּחְתֶּ֨יהָ֙
tachath
H8478
under
בַּצֵּ֔ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
עַ֚ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִרְאֶ֔ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יִּהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָּעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jonah went out from the city and sat down facing the city from the east. And there he made a shelter for himself, and he sat under it in the shade until he might see what would be within the city.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).