YNA 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν οἱ ἄνδρες φόβῳ μεγάλῳ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἔθυσαν θυσίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ηὔξαντο τὰς εὐχάς.
(Kai efobaʸthaʸsan hoi andres fobōi megalōi ton Kurion, kai ethusan thusian tōi Kuriōi, kai aʸuxanto tas euⱪas. )

BrTr And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.

ULT Then the men feared Yahweh with great fear, and they sacrificed a sacrifice to Yahweh and vowed vows.

UST When that happened, the sailors became greatly awed at how powerful Yahweh was. They offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and solemnly promised to worship him.

OEB Then the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice and made vows to him.

WEBBE Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The men feared the Lord greatly, and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the Lord.

LSV and the men fear YHWH [with] a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to YHWH, and vow vows.

FBV The sailors were overcome with fear. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made many promises[fn] to him.

1:16 Or “vows.”

T4T When that happened, the sailors became greatly awed at Yahweh’s power. So they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and they strongly promised him that they would do things that would please him.

LEB So the men feared Yahweh _⌊greatly_⌋,[fn] and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and _⌊made_⌋[fn] vows.
¶ [fn] And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

1:16 Literally “with a great fear”

1:16 Literally “vowed”

1:16 Jonah 1:17–2:10 in the English Bible is 2:1–11 in the Hebrew Bible

BBE Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.

Moff and the men, in great awe of the Eternal, sacrificed to him and made vows to him.

JPS Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

ASV Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

DRA And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows.

YLT and the men fear Jehovah — a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.

Drby And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

RV Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

SLT And the men feared Jehovah with great fear, and they will sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and they will vow vows.

Wbstr Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.

KJB-1769 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.[fn]

1.16 offered…: Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows

KJB-1611 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and [fn]offered a sacrifice vnto the LORD, and made vowes.
(Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vowes.)

1:16 Hebr. sacrificed a sacrifice, and vowed vowes.

Bshps And the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.
(And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vowes.)

Gnva Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.
(Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vowes. )

Cvdl And the men feared the LORDE exceadingly, doynge sacrifices ad makynge vowes vnto the LORDE.
(And the men feared the LORD exceedingly, doing sacrifices and making vows unto the LORD.)

Wycl And the men dredden the Lord with greet drede, and offriden oostis to the Lord, and vowiden avowis.
(And the men dreaded the Lord with great dread, and offered hosts/armies to the Lord, and vowiden avowis.)

Luth Und die Leute fürchteten den HErr’s sehr und taten dem HErr’s Opfer und Gelübde.
(And the people/folk feared the LORD’s very and did to_him LORD’s victim/prey and vow/pledge.)

ClVg Et timuerunt viri timore magno Dominum: et immolaverunt hostias Domino, et voverunt vota.
(And they_were_afraid men with_fear great/highly the_Master: and immolaverunt sacrifices Master, and voverunt wishes/vows. )

SOTN 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.

1:16a

Then the men feared the LORD greatly,

This event made the men very afraid of Yahweh.
When the men on the ship saw what happened, they became very afraid of Yahweh.

Then the men feared the LORD greatly: The storm stopped suddenly and the sea became calm. This showed the sailors that it was the LORD who controlled the storm. As a result, they feared him greatly. The Hebrew verb yaraʾ can mean “to fear” or “to stand in awe of.” With God as the object, it can also mean “to worship,” as it did in 1:9. However, while any of these meanings are possible here, the majority of English versions understand it to mean “fear” or even “terrified.” The addition of the expression “with a great fear” in the Hebrew text here also suggests that “fear” is the correct meaning.

1:16b

and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD

So they offered a sacrifice to him
So they killed an animal as a sacrifice to Yahweh

they offered a sacrifice to the LORD: We are not given any details about what kind of sacrifice the sailors made or how it was done. However, the Hebrew verb used here, when it refers to literal sacrifices, is always used in the OT for sacrificing an animal. So they probably killed an animal.

1:16c

and made vows to Him.

and made all sorts of promises to him.
and promised Yahweh that they would do something for him.

made vows to Him: We also do not know what the sailors promised in their vows. They probably promised to be loyal or faithful to the LORD in some way. They may have promised him that they would do something which they felt would please him, or they may have promised to give him another offering once they were safely back to land1.16 (Keil-Delitzsch, p. 397). Try not to translate in a way that indicates they promised to obey God, since it is unclear what vows they made. You should make your translation as general as possible.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יִּֽירְא֧וּ הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֛ים יִרְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה

and,they_feared the,men fear greatly DOM YHWH

Here, feared … with great fear 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. See how you translated this phrase in [verse 10](../01/10.md), but be aware that you may want a different translation here for the different kind of fear that this is. The danger of the storm is past; now they are in awe of Yahweh’s power. Alternate translation: [then the men became greatly awed at Yahweh’s power] or [then the men worshiped Yahweh with great awe]

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יִּֽזְבְּחוּ־זֶ֨בַח֙ לַֽ⁠יהוָ֔ה וַֽ⁠יִּדְּר֖וּ נְדָרִֽים

and,they_sacrificed sacrifice to/for=YHWH and,they_vowed vows

Here, both sacrificed a sacrifice and vowed vows use a verb and its object both that come from the same root to emphasize the ideas. 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: [and they offered up a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows to him]

Parallel YNA 1:16

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

1:16a

1:16b

1:16c