2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jonah 4:2:1 ⧉וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvayitpalleland he prayed Jonah 4:2:2 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָ֜הelyahwehto the LORD Jonah 4:2:3 ⧉וַיֹּאמַ֗רvayomarand he said Jonah 4:2:4 ⧉אָנָּ֤הannaplease Jonah 4:2:5 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD Jonah 4:2:6 ⧉הֲלוֹא־זֶ֣הhalozeis it not this Jonah 4:2:7 ⧉דְבָרִ֗יdevarimy word or my matter Jonah 4:2:8 ⧉עַד־הֱיוֹתִי֙adheyotiwhile I was being Jonah 4:2:9 ⧉עַל־אַדְמָתִ֔יaladmation my ground or on my land Jonah 4:2:10 ⧉עַל־כֵּ֥ןalkentherefore Jonah 4:2:11 ⧉קִדַּ֖מְתִּיkidamtiI acted earlier or I hastened Jonah 4:2:12 ⧉לִבְרֹ֣חַlivroakhto flee Jonah 4:2:13 ⧉תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtarshishato Tarshish Jonah 4:2:14 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Jonah 4:2:15 ⧉יָדַ֗עְתִּיyadatiI knew Jonah 4:2:16 ⧉כִּ֤יkithat Jonah 4:2:17 ⧉אַתָּה֙atayou Jonah 4:2:18 ⧉אֵֽל־חַנּ֣וּןelkhanuna gracious God Jonah 4:2:19 ⧉וְרַח֔וּםverakhumand merciful Jonah 4:2:20 ⧉אֶ֤רֶךְerekhlong Jonah 4:2:21 ⧉אַפַּ֙יִם֙apayimof nostrils or of anger Jonah 4:2:22 ⧉וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶדveravkhesedand abundant in steadfast love Jonah 4:2:23 ⧉וְנִחָ֖םvenikhamand relenting Jonah 4:2:24 ⧉עַל־הָרָעָֽה׃alharaafrom the evil or from the calamity |
2. Formal Translation And he prayed to the LORD {Yahweh, Mercy-Giver} and said, “Please, LORD, is this not my word while I was still on my land? Therefore I went ahead to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious God and compassionate, slow to anger, great in steadfast love, and relenting concerning the calamity.” |
2. Dynamic Translation He prayed to the LORD {Yahweh, Patient King} and said, “O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish in the first place, because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, rich in loyal love, and willing to relent from calamity.” |