Jonah 4:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 4:8 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּזְרֹ֣חַ
zârach
H2224
to rise
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
וַיְמַ֨ן
mânâh
H4487
to count
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
ר֤וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
קָדִים֙
qâdîym
H6921
east
חֲרִישִׁ֔ית
chărîyshîy
H2759
harsh
וַתַּ֥ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
יוֹנָ֖ה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף
ʻâlaph
H5968
to cover
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נַפְשׁוֹ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
לָמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מוֹתִ֖י
mûwth
H4191
to die
מֵחַיָּֽי
chay
H2416
living
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And as soon as the rising of the sun happened, then God appointed a hot east wind; and the sun beat on the head of Jonah, and he became faint. Then he asked his spirit to die and said, “My death is better than my life.”
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