Jonah 2

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai-YO-merH0559
to say

אָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)

Yahwehיְהוָ֖הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

to the fishלַדָּ֑גla-DAGH1709H
fish

דָּג (dag) fish

and it vomited upוַיָּקֵ֥אvai-ya-KE'H6958
to vomit

קִיא (qo) 1) to vomit up, spue out, disgorge 1a) (Qal) to vomit 1b) (Hiphil) to vomit up 1b1) of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig) 1b2) vomiting, disgorging

Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo-NAHH3124
Jonah

יוֹנָה (yo.nah) A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.14.25; son of: Amittai (H0573) Also named: Iōnas (Ἰωνᾶς "Jonah" G2495H) § Jonah = "dove" son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; 5th of the minor prophets who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II and whom God sent also to prophecy to Nineveh

toאֶל־'el-H0413
to(wards)

אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the dry landהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פhai-ya-ba-SHAHH3004
dry land

יַבָּשָׁה (yab.ba.shah) dry land, dry ground

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.