Jonah 2 interlinear
The Hebrew text of Jonah 2 word by word, with each word’s gloss, a short parsing and its Strong’s number, and the King James Version for comparison.
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Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּלand he prayedConsecutive conj + verb Hithpael Consecutive impf 3 sg mH6419יוֹנָהJonahname m individualH3124אֶל־toprepH413יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068אֱלֹהָיוGod hisnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH430מִמְּעֵיfrom [the] inward parts ofprep + noun pl m cstrH4578הַדָּגָה׃the fishart + noun sg f absH1710 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
וַיֹּאמֶרand he saidConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH559קָרָאתִיI calledverb Qal perf 1 sg cH7121מִצָּרָהfrom distressprep + noun sg f absH6869לִיof meprep Definite + sfx 1 sg cH9030אֶל־toprepH413יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068וַיַּעֲנֵנִיand he answered meConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH6030מִבֶּטֶןfrom [the] belly ofprep + noun sg f cstrH990שְׁאוֹלSheolnoun sg c absH7585שִׁוַּעְתִּיI cried for helpverb Piel perf 1 sg cH7768שָׁמַעְתָּyou heardverb Qal perf 2 sg mH8085קוֹלִי׃voice mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH6963 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִיand you have thrown meConsecutive conj + verb Hiphil Consecutive impf 2 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH7993מְצוּלָה[the] deepnoun sg f absH4688בִּלְבַבin [the] heart ofprep + noun sg m cstrH3824יַמִּים[the] seasnoun pl m absH3220וְנָהָרand a riverconj + noun sg m absH5104יְסֹבְבֵנִיit surrounds meverb Piel impf 3 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH5437כָּל־allnoun sg m cstrH3605מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָbreakers yournoun pl m cstr + sfx 2 sg mH4867וְגַלֶּיךָand waves yourconj + noun pl m cstr + sfx 2 sg mH1530עָלַיover meprep Definite + sfx 1 sg cH5921עָבָרוּ׃they have passedverb Qal perf 3 pl cH5674 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
וַאֲנִיand Iconj + pron 1 sg cH589אָמַרְתִּיI saidverb Qal perf 1 sg cH559נִגְרַשְׁתִּיI have been driven awayverb Niphal perf 1 sg cH1644מִנֶּגֶדfrom beforeprep + adj sg m cstrH5048עֵינֶיךָeyes yournoun du f cstr + sfx 2 sg mH5869אַךְneverthelessadvH389אוֹסִיףI will repeatverb Hiphil impf 1 sg cH3254לְהַבִּיטto lookprep + verb Hiphil inf cstrH5027אֶל־toprepH413הֵיכַל[the] temple ofnoun sg m cstrH1964קָדְשֶׁךָ׃holiness yournoun sg m cstr + sfx 2 sg mH6944 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
אֲפָפוּנִיthey have encompassed meverb Qal perf 3 pl c + sfx 1 sg cH661מַיִםwatersnoun pl m absH4325עַד־toprepH5704נֶפֶשׁ[the] necknoun sg f absH5315תְּהוֹם[the] deepnoun sg f absH8415יְסֹבְבֵנִיit surrounds meverb Piel impf 3 sg m + sfx 1 sg cH5437סוּףrush[es]noun sg m absH5488חָבוּשׁ[is] wrapped roundverb Qal ptc passive sg m absH2280לְרֹאשִׁי׃to head myprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH7218 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
לְקִצְבֵיto extremities ofprep + noun pl m cstrH7095הָרִיםmountainsnoun pl m absH2022יָרַדְתִּיI went downverb Qal perf 1 sg cH3381הָאָרֶץthe earthart + noun sg f absH776בְּרִחֶיהָbars itsnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg fH1280בַעֲדִי[were] behind meNumerical adj sg c cstr + sfx 1 sg cH1157לְעוֹלָםfor everprep + noun sg m absH5769וַתַּעַלand you brought upConsecutive conj + verb Hiphil Consecutive impf 2 sg mH5927מִשַּׁחַתfrom [the] pitprep + noun sg f absH7845חַיַּיlife mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH2416יְהוָהO Yahwehname TitleH3068אֱלֹהָי׃God mynoun pl m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH430 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
בְּהִתְעַטֵּףwhen fainted awayprep + verb Hithpael inf cstrH5848עָלַיon meprep Definite + sfx 1 sg cH5921נַפְשִׁיlife mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH5315אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068זָכָרְתִּיI rememberedverb Qal perf 1 sg cH2142וַתָּבוֹאand it cameConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg fH935אֵלֶיךָto youprep Definite + sfx 2 sg mH413תְּפִלָּתִיprayer mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH8605אֶל־toprepH413הֵיכַל[the] temple ofnoun sg m cstrH1964קָדְשֶׁךָ׃holiness yournoun sg m cstr + sfx 2 sg mH6944 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
מְשַׁמְּרִים[those who] pay regardverb Piel ptc pl m absH8104הַבְלֵי־vanities ofnoun pl m cstrH1892שָׁוְאnothingnessnoun sg m absH7723חַסְדָּםloyalty theirnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH2617יַעֲזֹבוּ׃they abandonverb Qal impf 3 pl mH5800 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
וַאֲנִיand Iconj + pron 1 sg cH589בְּקוֹלwith a voice ofprep + noun sg m cstrH6963תּוֹדָהthanksgivingnoun sg f absH8426אֶזְבְּחָה־I will sacrificeverb Qal impf 1 sg cH2076לָּךְto the youprep Definite + sfx 2 sg mH9031אֲשֶׁר[that] whichRelative ParticleH834נָדַרְתִּיI have vowedverb Qal perf 1 sg cH5087אֲשַׁלֵּמָהI will fulfillverb Piel impf 1 sg cH7999יְשׁוּעָתָהrescuenoun sg f absH3444לַיהוָה׃ ס[belongs] to Yahwehprep + name TitleH3068 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
וַיֹּאמֶרand he spokeConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive impf 3 sg mH559יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068לַדָּגto the fishprep Definite + noun sg m absH1709וַיָּקֵאand it vomited upConsecutive conj + verb Hiphil Consecutive impf 3 sg mH6958אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853יוֹנָהJonahname m individualH3124אֶל־toprepH413הַיַּבָּשָׁה׃ פthe dry landart + noun sg f absH3004
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.