YNA 1:17 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
2. 530513
3. -
4. -
6. -
8. S
9. -
10. 370881
1. וַ,יְמַן
2. 530514,530515
3. and he/it assigned
4. Then
5. 4487
6. SV-C,Vpw3ms
7. and=he/it_assigned
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370882
1. יְהוָה
2. 530516
3. YHWH
4. Yahweh
5. 3068
6. S-Np
7. Yahweh
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370883
1. דָּג
2. 530517
3. a fish
4. a fish
5. 1709
6. O-Ncmsa
7. a_fish
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370884
1. גָּדוֹל
2. 530518
3. great
4. huge
6. O-Aamsa
7. great
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370885
1. לִ,בְלֹעַ
2. 530519,530520
3. to swallow
4. to swallow
5. 1104
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,swallow
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370886
1. אֶת
2. 530521
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370887
2. 530522
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 370888
1. יוֹנָה
2. 530523
3. Yōnāh
4. Yonah
5. 3124
6. O-Np
7. Jonah
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370889
1. וַ,יְהִי
2. 530524,530525
3. and he/it was
4. and
5. 1961
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_was
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370890
1. יוֹנָה
2. 530526
3. Yōnāh
4. *he
5. 3124
6. S-Np
7. Jonah
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370891
1. בִּ,מְעֵי
2. 530527,530528
3. in the inward parts of
4. in the of
5. 4578
6. S-R,Ncmpc
7. in,the_inward_parts_of
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370892
1. הַ,דָּג
2. 530529,530530
3. the fish
4. the fish
5. 1709
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_fish
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370893
1. שְׁלֹשָׁה
2. 530531
3. three
4. three
5. 7969
6. S-Acmsa
7. three
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370894
1. יָמִים
2. 530532
3. days
4. days
5. 3117
6. S-Ncmpa
7. days
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370895
1. וּ,שְׁלֹשָׁה
2. 530533,530534
3. and three
4. and three
5. 7969
6. S-C,Acmsa
7. and,three
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370896
1. לֵילוֹת
2. 530535
3. nights
4. nights
5. 3915
6. S-Ncmpa
7. nights
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370897
2. 530536
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 370898

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–17: The LORD told Jonah to take a message to the people of Nineveh but Jonah disobeyed

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.

Paragraph 1:17

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.

1:17a

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.

1:17b

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.

uW Translation Notes:

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](../02/01.md). 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

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 English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. and
2. Then
3. 1987,4704
4. וַ,יְמַ֤ן
5. 530514,530515
6. SV-C,Vpw3ms
7. and=he/it_assigned
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370882
1. YHWH
2. Yahweh
3. 3354
4. יְהוָה֙
5. 530516
6. S-Np
7. Yahweh
8. -
9. Person=God; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370883
1. he/it assigned
2. Then
3. 1987,4704
4. וַ,יְמַ֤ן
5. 530514,530515
6. SV-C,Vpw3ms
7. and=he/it_assigned
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370882
1. a fish
2. a fish
3. 1727
4. דָּ֣ג
5. 530517
6. O-Ncmsa
7. a_fish
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370884
1. great
2. huge
3. 1513
4. גָּד֔וֹל
5. 530518
6. O-Aamsa
7. great
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370885
1. to swallow
2. to swallow
3. 3705,1194
4. לִ,בְלֹ֖עַ
5. 530519,530520
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,swallow
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370886
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
4. אֶת
5. 530521
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370887
1. Yōnāh
2. Yonah
3. 3376
4. יוֹנָ֑ה
5. 530523
6. O-Np
7. Jonah
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370889
1. and he/it was
2. and
3. 1987,1929
4. וַ,יְהִ֤י
5. 530524,530525
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_was
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370890
1. Yōnāh
2. *he
3. 3376
4. יוֹנָה֙
5. 530526
6. S-Np
7. Jonah
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370891
1. in the inward parts of
2. in the of
3. 846,4283
4. בִּ,מְעֵ֣י
5. 530527,530528
6. S-R,Ncmpc
7. in,the_inward_parts_of
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370892
1. the fish
2. the fish
3. 1893,1727
4. הַ,דָּ֔ג
5. 530529,530530
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_fish
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370893
1. three
2. three
3. 7830
4. שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
5. 530531
6. S-Acmsa
7. three
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370894
1. days
2. days
3. 3371
4. יָמִ֖ים
5. 530532
6. S-Ncmpa
7. days
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370895
1. and three
2. and three
3. 1987,7830
4. וּ,שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
5. 530533,530534
6. S-C,Acmsa
7. and,three
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370896
1. nights
2. nights
3. 3780
4. לֵילֽוֹת
5. 530535
6. S-Ncmpa
7. nights
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 370897

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.

OET interlinear YNA (JNA) 1:17

Hebrew word order

Section 1:1–17: The LORD told Jonah to take a message to the people of Nineveh but Jonah disobeyed

Paragraph 1:17

1:17a

1:17b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)