וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת יוֹנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יוֹנָה֙ בִּמְעֵ֣י הַדָּ֔ג שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת
Now YHWH had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל יוֹנָ֔ה אֶל יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו מִמְּעֵ֖י הַדָּגָֽה
Then Jonah prayed to YHWH his God out of the fish's belly,
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר קָ֠רָאתִי מִצָּ֥רָה לִ֛י אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי מִבֶּ֧טֶן שְׁא֛וֹל שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ קוֹלִֽי
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction to YHWH, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, you heardest my voice.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי מְצוּלָה֙ בִּלְבַ֣ב יַמִּ֔ים וְנָהָ֖ר יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי כָּל מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ
For you had cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי מִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑יךָ אַ֚ךְ אוֹסִ֣יף לְהַבִּ֔יט אֶל הֵיכַ֖ל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ
Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
אֲפָפ֤וּנִי מַ֨יִם֙ עַד נֶ֔פֶשׁ תְּה֖וֹם יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי ס֖וּף חָב֥וּשׁ לְרֹאשִֽׁי
The waters compassed me about, to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
לְקִצְבֵ֤י הָרִים֙ יָרַ֔דְתִּי הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ בַעֲדִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם וַתַּ֧עַל מִשַּׁ֛חַת חַיַּ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars about me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from corruption, O YHWH my God.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ף עָלַי֙ נַפְשִׁ֔י אֶת יְהוָ֖ה זָכָ֑רְתִּי וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ תְּפִלָּתִ֔י אֶל הֵיכַ֖ל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ
When my soul fainted within me I remembered YHWH: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים הַבְלֵי שָׁ֑וְא חַסְדָּ֖ם יַעֲזֹֽבוּ
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וַאֲנִ֗י בְּק֤וֹל תּוֹדָה֙ אֶזְבְּחָה לָּ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָדַ֖רְתִּי אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה יְשׁוּעָ֖תָה לַיהוָֽה
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that I have vowed. Salvation of YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה לַדָּ֑ג וַיָּקֵ֥א אֶת יוֹנָ֖ה אֶל הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה
And YHWH spake to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry .