7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jonah 4:7:1 ⧉וַיְמַ֤ןvayemanand he appointed Jonah 4:7:2 ⧉הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙haelohimGod Jonah 4:7:3 ⧉תּוֹלַ֔עַתtolaata worm Jonah 4:7:4 ⧉בַּעֲל֥וֹתbaalotat the coming up of Jonah 4:7:5 ⧉הַשַּׁ֖חַרhashakharthe dawn Jonah 4:7:6 ⧉לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תlamakharaton the next day Jonah 4:7:7 ⧉וַתַּ֥ךְvatakhand it struck Jonah 4:7:8 ⧉אֶת־הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןethakikayonthe kikayon plant Jonah 4:7:9 ⧉וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vayivashand it withered |
7. Formal Translation But God {haElohim, Sovereign Orchestrator} appointed a worm at dawn on the next day, and it struck the plant so that it withered. |
7. Dynamic Translation But God {haElohim, Divine Director} assigned a tiny worm at sunrise the following day, and the plant dried up. |