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chapter 1
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|Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
|Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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|The truth of The Lord came to Jonah, son of Amitay
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|Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
|Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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|Go ahead, go to the great city of Niniveh, and tell its people that their liberal values have come to my presence.
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|But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
|But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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|However, Jonah did not go to Niniveh, and planed to go to Tarshish instead, with the hope of escaping from The Lord. He arrived to the port town of Joppa, where he found a ship that was parting to Tarshish. He then paid his fare and embarked.
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|But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
|But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
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|But The Lord sent a strong wind into the sea, and triggered a storm so powerful that the ship was menacing to sink.
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|Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
|Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
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|The terrified sailors, with the objective of calming down the storm, started claiming to their own deities, and throwing away to the sea all the non-essential stuff that was on the boat. Meanwhile, Jonah had walked down to the bottom of the ship to take a rest, and was fast asleep.
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|So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
|So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
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|The captain of the ship came to him and told him: How can you possibly be sleeping with this storm? Get up! Pray to your god! He may have pity on us and we won’t die!
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|And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
|And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
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|At the same time, the sailors were discussing: Come on, let’s gamble to figure out who is to blame for this disaster. They did so, and their gambling game pointed to Jonah.
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|Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
|Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
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|So they asked him: Tell us now. Who is to blame for this disaster? What is your profession? Where do you come from?
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|And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
|And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
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|And he told them: I am Hebrew and I fear The Lord, God of the heavens, who created the sea and the land
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|Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
|Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
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|When the sailors heard this, they terrified even more, since Jonah also told them that he was trying to escape from The Lord. They told him: Why did you do that?
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|Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
|Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
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|What shall we do with you to stop this tempest?
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|And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
|And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
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|And he told them: Throw me to the sea, and it will stop bothering you. I am well aware that this tempest is my fault.
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|Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
|Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
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|However, not wanting to murder a man, they still tried to reach mainland by rowing with their full strengths, but they were not able to do so, because the sea was tempestous.
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|Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
|Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
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|Therefore they claimed to God: Oh Lord, you do whatever you wish. Please, if you want to kill this man, don’t kill because of him. We are going to throw him to the water, please, don’t let us throw someone innocent
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|So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
|So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
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|So they took Jonah and threw him to the water, and the storm immediately ceased.
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|Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
|Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
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|Then the men developed a deep fear of The Lord, and they offered him a sacrifice.
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|Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
|Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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|Then The Lord ordered a huge fish to swallow Jonah, who spent three days and three nights inside its stomach.
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|דג גדול translates literally as "big fish", but since the disctintion between fish and whales was not made at that time, it could refer to any big marine creature
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