8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jonah 1:8:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvayomruand they said Jonah 1:8:2 ⧉אֵלָ֔יוelavto him Jonah 1:8:3 ⧉הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣אhagidanaplease tell Jonah 1:8:4 ⧉לָ֔נוּlanuto us Jonah 1:8:5 ⧉בַּאֲשֶׁ֖רbaasheron account of which or for whom Jonah 1:8:6 ⧉לְמִי־הָרָעָ֥הlemiharaafor whom is the evil or the disaster Jonah 1:8:7 ⧉הַזֹּ֖אתhazotthis Jonah 1:8:8 ⧉לָ֑נוּlanuto us or upon us Jonah 1:8:9 ⧉מַה־מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙mamelakhtekhawhat is your work or your occupation Jonah 1:8:10 ⧉וּמֵאַ֣יִןumeayinand from where Jonah 1:8:11 ⧉תָּבֹ֔ואtavodo you come Jonah 1:8:12 ⧉מָ֥הmawhat Jonah 1:8:13 ⧉אַרְצֶ֖ךָartsekhais your land or your country Jonah 1:8:14 ⧉וְאֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥הveemizeand from what Jonah 1:8:15 ⧉עַ֖םampeople Jonah 1:8:16 ⧉אַתָּֽה׃ataare you |
8. Formal Translation Then they said to him, “Please tell us—because of whom is this calamity upon us? What is your work? And from where do you come? What is your land? And from which people are you?” |
8. Dynamic Translation They said to him, “Tell us—on whose account has this disaster come upon us? What is your job? Where are you from? What country do you belong to? And what people group are you part of?” |