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Jonah

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When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When the sun sun Noun H8121 הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ ha·she·mesh
came to rise, come forth Verb H2224 כִּזְרֹ֣חַ kiz·ro·ach
up God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהִ֜ים e·lo·him
appointed to count, number, reckon Verb H4487 וַיְמַ֨ן vay·man
a scorching perhaps sultry Adjective H2759 חֲרִישִׁ֔ית cha·ri·shit,
east east, east wind Noun H6921 קָדִים֙ ka·dim
wind, breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 ר֤וּחַ ru·ach
and the sun sun Noun H8121 הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ ha·she·mesh
beat down to smite Verb H5221 וַתַּ֥ךְ vat·tach
on Jonah's an Isr. prophet Noun H3124 יֹונָ֖ה yo·v·nah
head head Noun H7218 רֹ֥אשׁ rosh
so that he became faint to cover Verb H5968 וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף vai·yit·'al·laf;
and begged to ask, inquire Verb H7592 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל vai·yish·'al
with [all] his soul a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Noun H5315 נַפְשֹׁו֙ naf·shov
to die, to die Verb H4191 לָמ֔וּת la·mut,
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Death death H4194    
is better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֥וב to·vv
to me than from H4480    
life." life H2425    

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life."
King James Bible When And it came to pass, when the sun came up did arise, that God appointed prepared a scorching vehement east wind, wind; and the sun beat down on Jonah's upon the head so of Jonah, that he became faint fainted, and begged with all his soul wished in himself to die, saying, "Death and said, It is better for me to me die than life."to live.
Hebrew Greek English When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life."