Jonah 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 4:6 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 →
וַיְמַ֣ן
mânâh
H4487
to count
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱ֠לֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
קִיקָי֞וֹן
qîyqâyôwn
H7021
gourd
וַיַּ֣עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְיוֹנָ֗ה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
לִֽהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
צֵל֙
tsêl
H6738
shadow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
לְהַצִּ֥יל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
ל֖וֹ
מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ
raʻ
H7451
evil
וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
יוֹנָ֛ה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן
qîyqâyôwn
H7021
gourd
שִׂמְחָ֥ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
גְדוֹלָֽה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh God prepared a vine, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh God appointed a plant and caused it to grow up from over Jonah to be a shade over his head in order to rescue him from his evil. And Jonah rejoiced with great rejoicing because of the plant.
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