JONAH 1:9

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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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.

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Jonah 1:9 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Hebrew Meaning/ Definition
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And he said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
them, I אָנֹ֑כִי I them I
am (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
an Hebrew; עִבְרִ֣י An Eberite (i.e., Hebrew) or descendant of Eber Hebrew
and I אֲנִ֣י I and I
fear יָרֵ֔א Fearing; morally, reverent fear
the Lord, יְהוָ֞ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
the God אֱלֹהֵ֤י Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
of heaven, הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) heaven
which אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
hath made עָשָׂ֥ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application made
the sea הַיָּ֖ם A sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south sea
and the dry הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ Dry ground dry
land. (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)

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  • 7  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.

  • 8  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?

  • 9  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.

  • 10  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.

  • 11  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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