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.
h'lyiP;n.w .Wk.l .Whe[er -l,a vyia .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .Wn'l ta{Z;h h'['r'h yim.L,v.B h'[.den.w tw{l'rw{g ? h'nw{y -l;[ l'rw{G;h l{PiY;w tw{l'rw{G .WliP;Y;w
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?
r,v]a;B .Wn'l a'N -h'dyiG;h wy'lea .Wr.ma{Y;w ? !Iy;aem.W '$.T.ka;l.M -h;m .Wn'l ta{Z;h h'['r'h -yim.l ? h'T'a ~;[ h,Zim -yea.w '$,c.r;a h'm aw{b'T
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.
h'wh.y -t,a.w yik{n'a yir.bi[ ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;w ? ~'Y;h -t,a h'f'[ -r,v]a aer'y yin]a ~Iy;m'V;h yeh{l/a ? h'v'B;Y;h -t,a.w
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.
.Wr.ma{Y;w h'lw{d.g h'a.rIy ~yiv'n]a'h .Wa.ryiY;w ? ~yiv'n]a'h .W[.d'y -yiK 'tyif'[ ta{Z -h;m wy'lea ? dyiGih yiK ;xer{b a.Wh h'wh.y yen.piLim -yiK ? ~,h'l