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OET interlinear YNA (JNA) 2:5

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Hebrew word order

    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. 530615
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -
    8. S
    9. -
    10. 370952
    1. אֲפָפוּ,נִי
    2. 530616,530617
    3. they have encompassed me
    4. -
    5. 661
    6. VO-Vqp3cp,Sp1cs
    7. they,have_encompassed_me
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370953
    1. מַיִם
    2. 530618
    3. waters
    4. waters
    5. 4325
    6. S-Ncmpa
    7. waters
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370954
    1. עַד
    2. 530619
    3. to
    4. to
    5. 5704
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370955
    2. 530620
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 370956
    1. נֶפֶשׁ
    2. 530621
    3. +the neck
    4. neck
    5. 5315
    6. S-Ncbsa
    7. [the]_neck
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370957
    1. תְּהוֹם
    2. 530622
    3. the deep
    4. deep
    5. 8415
    6. S-Ncbsa
    7. the_deep
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370958
    1. יְסֹבְבֵ,נִי
    2. 530623,530624
    3. it surrounds me
    4. me
    5. 5437
    6. VO-Vmi3ms,Sp1cs
    7. it,surrounds_me
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370959
    1. סוּף
    2. 530625
    3. rush[es]
    4. reeds
    5. 5488
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. rush[es]
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370960
    1. חָבוּשׁ
    2. 530626
    3. +is wrapped round
    4. were wrapped around
    5. 2280
    6. V-Vqsmsa
    7. [is]_wrapped_round
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370961
    1. לְ,רֹאשִׁ,י
    2. 530627,530628,530629
    3. to head of my
    4. my head
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    7. to,head_of,my
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370962
    2. 530630
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 370963

OET-LV (JNA 2:6) [fn] they_have_encompassed_me waters to the_neck the_deep it_surrounds_me rush[es] is_wrapped_round to_head_of_my.

_C2.htm#C2V5">2:6 Note: KJB: Yōnāh.2.5

OET (OET-RV) I was up to my neck in the waters; it was deep all around me. There were reeds wrapped around my head.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–10: Jonah thanked the LORD for rescuing him

This section records the prayer that Jonah prayed after he was swallowed by the fish. Notice that the prayer is in the form of poetry. (Both BSB and GNT show this.) Therefore the structure of chapter two is very different from the other three chapters in Jonah, which are narrative material. If possible, try to translate the material in this chapter in a natural poetic form in your language. However, remember that the message is more important than the form in which it is written.

2:5a

The waters engulfed me to take my life;

The waters engulfed me to take my life: The Hebrew for this is literally “waters surrounded me as far as my soul.” The Hebrew term nep̄eš has a number of possible meanings including “soul,” life, and “self.” Occasionally it can mean “neck, throat,” see Isaiah 5:14. This last meaning makes good sense here and a number of versions translate in a similar way to the NCV, which has:

“The waters of the sea closed around my throat” (NCV)

and Sasson (p. 182) who has:

“Water envelops me up to my neck.”

The important thing to express here is that Jonah was in a situation in which he was likely to die.

2:5b

the watery depths closed around me;

the watery depths closed around me: 2:5b is parallel to 2:5a. Jonah expressed the threat and danger of death that he felt as he found himself sinking deeper and deeper into the sea. Notice the parallelism:

The waters engulfed me to take my life;

the watery depths closed around me;

2:5c

the seaweed wrapped around my head.

the seaweed wrapped around my head: Seaweed is a plant which grows on the bottom of the sea. It also floats freely in the sea and can wrap itself around people who are in the water. The Hebrew word used here is more general and can refer to any sort of plant which grows in water.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אֲפָפ֤וּ⁠נִי מַ֨יִם֙ עַד־נֶ֔פֶשׁ תְּה֖וֹם יְסֹבְבֵ֑⁠נִי

they,have_encompassed_me waters until creature (Some words not found in UHB: they,have_encompassed_me waters until creature deep it,surrounds_me seaweed wrapped to,head_of,my )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [Water had closed around me even as far as life; indeed, the deep was surrounding me]

מַ֨יִם֙

waters

Alternate translation: [The sea]

עַד־נֶ֔פֶשׁ

until creature

Here the Hebrew term for life can also possibly mean “neck” or “breath” or “soul.” In any case, the water was threatening to end his life. Alternate translation: [up to my neck] or [as far as my soul]

תְּה֖וֹם יְסֹבְבֵ֑⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: they,have_encompassed_me waters until creature deep it,surrounds_me seaweed wrapped to,head_of,my )

Alternate translation: [deep water was all around me]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ס֖וּף

seaweed

The word seaweed means a kind of long, stringy plant that grows in the sea.

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. they have encompassed me
    2. -
    3. 719,1978
    4. אֲפָפ֤וּ,נִי
    5. 530616,530617
    6. VO-Vqp3cp,Sp1cs
    7. they,have_encompassed_me
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370953
    1. waters
    2. waters
    3. 4433
    4. מַ֨יִם֙
    5. 530618
    6. S-Ncmpa
    7. waters
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370954
    1. to
    2. to
    3. 5798
    4. עַד
    5. 530619
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370955
    1. +the neck
    2. neck
    3. 5059
    4. נֶ֔פֶשׁ
    5. 530621
    6. S-Ncbsa
    7. [the]_neck
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370957
    1. the deep
    2. deep
    3. 8163
    4. תְּה֖וֹם
    5. 530622
    6. S-Ncbsa
    7. the_deep
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370958
    1. it surrounds me
    2. me
    3. 5419,1978
    4. יְסֹבְבֵ֑,נִי
    5. 530623,530624
    6. VO-Vmi3ms,Sp1cs
    7. it,surrounds_me
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370959
    1. rush[es]
    2. reeds
    3. 5508
    4. ס֖וּף
    5. 530625
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. rush[es]
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370960
    1. +is wrapped round
    2. were wrapped around
    3. 2511
    4. חָב֥וּשׁ
    5. 530626
    6. V-Vqsmsa
    7. [is]_wrapped_round
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370961
    1. to head of my
    2. my head
    3. 3705,7356,1978
    4. לְ,רֹאשִֽׁ,י
    5. 530627,530628,530629
    6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    7. to,head_of,my
    8. -
    9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
    10. 370962

OET-LV (JNA 2:6) [fn] they_have_encompassed_me waters to the_neck the_deep it_surrounds_me rush[es] is_wrapped_round to_head_of_my.

_C2.htm#C2V5">2:6 Note: KJB: Yōnāh.2.5

OET (OET-RV) I was up to my neck in the waters; it was deep all around me. There were reeds wrapped around my head.

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 logo mark

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