OET interlinear YNA (JNA) 4:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י ׀ כִּ⁠זְרֹ֣חַ הַ⁠שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ

and=he/it_was just,as_arose the,sun

This clause provides background information about the time of day to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, present this information in a way that makes it clear that this is background information. Alternate translation: [And then, after the sun had come up]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית

and=he/it_assigned ʼElohīm wind_of east scorching

The implication is that a hot east wind will make Jonah very uncomfortable. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. If “wind” in your language can only mean cool air, then you can try this alternate translation: “God sent a great warmth from the east to Jonah”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וַ⁠תַּ֥ךְ הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל

and,it_struck the,sun on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in

Here, the author speaks of the sun as if it were a person who could beat on another person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the sun was very hot on] or [and the sun sent its great heat onto]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head Yōnāh/(Jonah)'s

The phrase on the head of Jonah may have a literal meaning or a figurative meaning. Perhaps Jonah felt the heat most on his head, or perhaps the phrase the head of Jonah means Jonah’s entire body. Alternate translation: [on Jonah]

וַ⁠יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף

and,he_became_faint

Alternate translation: [and he became very weak] or [and he lost his strength]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ לָ⁠מ֔וּת

and,he_asked DOM life_of,his to,die

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as a direct quotation either addressed to himself or, as in [4:3](../04/03.md), to God. Alternate translation: [Then he told himself, ‘I want to die’] or [Then he requested of God, ‘Let me die’]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖⁠י מֵ⁠חַיָּֽ⁠י

good death_of,my more,than_of,my_life

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of death and life, you could express the same ideas in other ways. See how you translated this in [4:3](../04/03/yk5v). Alternate translation: [I would rather die than live] or [I want to die; I do not want to live]