YNA 4:1 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 #
1. וַ,יֵּרַע
2. 530981,530982
3. And it was displeasing
4. But
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and,it_was_displeasing
8. S
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371202
1. אֶל
2. 530983
3. to
4. -
5. 413
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371203
2. 530984
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 371204
1. יוֹנָה
2. 530985
3. Yōnāh/(Jonah)
4. Yonah
5. 3124
6. S-Np
7. Jonah
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371205
1. רָעָה
2. 530986
3. displeasure
4. -
6. S-Ncfsa
7. displeasure
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371206
1. גְדוֹלָה
2. 530987
3. great
4. -
6. S-Aafsa
7. great
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371207
1. וַ,יִּחַר
2. 530988,530989
3. and it glowed/burnt
4. and
5. 2734
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=it_glowed/burnt
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371208
1. ל,וֹ
2. 530990,530991
3. to him/it
4. -
6. S-R,Sp3ms
7. to=him/it
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371209
2. 530992
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 371210

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–11: The LORD showed Jonah his mercy and compassion

Jonah was upset that the LORD had not destroyed the people of Nineveh, and he argued with the LORD about it. The LORD taught Jonah that Jonah, too, should have compassion on the people of Nineveh. The LORD caused a plant to grow to shelter Jonah from the sun and then sent a worm to destroy it. When Jonah was upset about the plant being destroyed, the LORD told him that if he could be concerned about a mere plant, it was more fitting that the LORD should be concerned about people—as people are more important to him than plants. This was to show Jonah how much the LORD cared about people—even the enemies of the Israelites.

4:1

Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.

¶ But Jonah was very indignant/irritated about this, and he became angry.
¶ Since Yahweh did not fulfill his threat to destroy the city/people of Nineveh, Jonah was very indignant and angry.
¶ This was absolutely disgusting to Jonah, and he became angry.

Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry: When Jonah saw that the LORD had not destroyed Nineveh, he was not pleased. In fact, he was very angry about it.

Jonah, however, was greatly displeased: This expression is literally “it was evil to Jonah with great evil.” This is a strong expression in Hebrew. If you must translate in a way that says that Jonah was unhappy, make it clear in your statement that Jonah was extremely (very) upset. One translation is “this was absolutely disgusting to Jonah” (Stuart, p. 498). Here is another translation:

This made Jonah very indignant (NJB)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יֵּ֥רַע אֶל־יוֹנָ֖ה

and,it_was_displeasing to/towards Yōnāh/(Jonah)

This sentence introduces the next part of the story, in which Jonah responds to God because God saved the city of Nineveh. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: [Now this made evil to Jonah] or [But for Jonah, it made evil]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֵּ֥רַע

and,it_was_displeasing

The pronoun it refers to the fact that God did not destroy Nineveh. If this is not clear for your readers, you could say that here. Alternate translation: [But the fact that God spared Nineveh made evil]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יֵּ֥רַע אֶל־יוֹנָ֖ה רָעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה

and,it_was_displeasing to/towards Yōnāh/(Jonah) displeasure greatly

Here, it made evil to Jonah a great evil is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that both come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [But this was exceedingly evil to Jonah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּ֖חַר לֽ⁠וֹ

and=it_glowed/burnt to=him/it

The phrase it burned to him is an idiom that speaks of Jonah’s anger as if it were a fire burning inside him. Alternate translation: [and he was very angry]

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 it was displeasing
2. But
3. 1987,7316
5. 530981,530982
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
8. S
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371202
1. to
2. -
3. 369
5. 530983
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371203
1. Yōnāh/(Jonah)
2. Yonah
3. 3376
5. 530985
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Jonah; Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371205
1. displeasure
2. -
3. 7321
5. 530986
6. S-Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371206
1. great
2. -
3. 1513
5. 530987
6. S-Aafsa
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371207
1. and it glowed/burnt
2. and
3. 1987,2648
5. 530988,530989
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371208
1. to him/it
2. -
3. 3705,1978
5. 530990,530991
6. S-R,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-862; TProphecies_of_Jonah
10. 371209

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) 4:1

Hebrew word order

Section 4:1–11: The LORD showed Jonah his mercy and compassion

4:1

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