InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Yna 1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16
OET-LV (JNA 2:1) [fn] And_ YHWH _he/it_assigned a_fish great to_swallow DOM Yōnāh and_he/it_was Yōnāh in_the_inward_parts_of the_fish three days and_three nights.
2:1 Note: KJB: Yōnāh.1.17
OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh commanded a huge fish to swallow Yonah (Jonah) and he stayed in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
This section tells about the LORD’s command to Jonah to preach a message of judgment and destruction to the people of Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria. Jonah, however, disobeyed the LORD and tried to flee from him; he got on a ship heading for Tarshish, a city in the opposite direction.
This verse is actually the first verse of chapter 2 in the Hebrew text. Some English translations also follow the Hebrew numbering system (NJB, NJPS). You should follow the numbering system of the national language translation used in your area.
Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah,
¶ As for Jonah, Yahweh prepared/sent/directed a huge fish to swallow him alive.
Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah: The form of the Hebrew verb minneh used here and translated appointed by BSB means “to appoint, ordain.” This is an important word in the book of Jonah and shows that the LORD was in control over everything that happened to Jonah. Here is another way to translate this word:
At the Lord’s command… (GNT)
a great fish: The Hebrew word translated as fish refers to creatures/animals that live in the sea. We are not told what kind of creature it was. Some have suggested that it may have been a whale, or a shark, or even a sea monster (Kleinert, p. 25). The important fact is that it was big enough to swallow Jonah alive and that he was inside it for three days and three nights.
and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
And Jonah stayed/was alive inside the fish for three days and three nights.
וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־יוֹנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יוֹנָה֙ בִּמְעֵ֣י הַדָּ֔ג שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת
and=he/it_assigned YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_assigned YHWH fish big/great to,swallow DOM Yōnāh/(Jonah) and=he/it_was Yōnāh/(Jonah) in,the_inward_parts_of of,the_fish three days and,three nights )
Some versions number this verse as the first verse of chapter 2. You may want to number the verses according to the main version that your language group uses.
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
וַיְמַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־יוֹנָ֑ה
and=he/it_assigned YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_assigned YHWH fish big/great to,swallow DOM Yōnāh/(Jonah) and=he/it_was Yōnāh/(Jonah) in,the_inward_parts_of of,the_fish three days and,three nights )
The author is using the word translated Now to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event. This new event starts the next part of the story, where Yahweh saves Jonah from the sea, and Jonah prays.
OET-LV (JNA 2:1) [fn] And_ YHWH _he/it_assigned a_fish great to_swallow DOM Yōnāh and_he/it_was Yōnāh in_the_inward_parts_of the_fish three days and_three nights.
2:1 Note: KJB: Yōnāh.1.17
OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh commanded a huge fish to swallow Yonah (Jonah) and he stayed in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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