YNA 4:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And Yahweh God commanded a plant and it grew up over Yonah to shade his head and to relieve him from his distress. Yonah was very pleased about the plant.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, 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 προσέταξε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς κολοκύνθῃ, καὶ ἀνέβη ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς τοῦ Ἰωνᾶ, τοῦ εἶναι σκιὰν ὑπεράνω τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, τοῦ σκιάζειν αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τῶν κακῶν αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐχάρη Ἰωνᾶς ἐπὶ τῇ κολοκύνθῃ χαρὰν μεγάλην.
(Kai prosetaxe Kurios ho Theos kolokunthaʸ, kai anebaʸ huper kefalaʸs tou Yōna, tou einai skian huperanō taʸs kefalaʸs autou, tou skiazein autōi apo tōn kakōn autou; kai eⱪaraʸ Yōnas epi taʸ kolokunthaʸ ⱪaran megalaʸn. )

BrTr And the Lord God commanded a gourd, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, to shade him from his calamities: and Jonas rejoiced with great joy for the gourd.

ULT Then Yahweh God appointed a plant and caused it to grow up from over Jonah to be a shade over his head in order to rescue him from his evil. And Jonah rejoiced with great rejoicing because of the plant.

UST Then Yahweh God caused a plant to grow up very quickly above Jonah to shade his head from the sun. Yahweh did that in order to remove the bad things that Jonah was experiencing. Jonah was very happy to have this plant that shaded him from the sun.

4:6 Hebrew qiqayon; that is, possibly the castor oil plant; also in verses 7, 9, and 10

OEB And the Lord arranged for a bush to grow up over Jonah as a shade for his head to make him comfortable. The bush gave Jonah great pleasure;

WEBBE The LORD God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord God appointed a little plant and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue him from his misery. Now Jonah was very delighted about the little plant.

LSV And YHWH God appoints a gourd, and causes it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoices because of the gourd [with] great joy.

FBV The Lord God had a plant grow up and provide shade over Jonah's head to ease his discomfort. Jonah was very happy with the plant.

T4T Then Yahweh God caused a vine to grow up immediately to shade Jonah’s head from the sun and make him feel more comfortable. Jonah was very happy about having the vine over his head.

LEB And Yahweh God appointed a plant,[fn] and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah _⌊was very glad_⌋[fn] about the plant.

4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, though some have suggested some type of gourd plant

4:6 Literally “was glad with great joy”

BBE And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

Moff No Moff YNA (JNA) 4:6 verse available

JPS And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his evil. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

ASV And Jehovah God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

DRA And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, and to cover him (for he was fatigued), and Jonas was exceeding glad of the ivy.

YLT And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd [with] great joy.

Drby And Jehovah Elohim prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

RV And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

SLT And Jehovah God will appoint a gourd, and it will come up from above to Jonah to be a shadow over his head to deliver to him from his evil. And Jonah will rejoice over the gourd with great joy.

Wbstr And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

KJB-1769 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.[fn][fn]

4.6 gourd: or, palmcrist: Heb. Kikajon

4.6 was…: Heb. rejoiced with great joy

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadow ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

4:6 Or, palmecrist. Heb. Kikaion.

4:6 Heb. reioyced with great ioy.

Bshps And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it spring vp ouer Ionas, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe: So Ionas was exceeding glad of the gourde.
(And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it spring up over Yonas, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief: So Yonas was exceeding glad of the gourde.)

Gnva And the Lord God prepared a gourde, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head and deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourde.
(And the Lord God prepared a gourde, and made it to come up over Yonah, that it might be a shadow over his head and deliver him from his grief. So Yonah was exceeding glad of the gourde. )

Cvdl And the LORDE God prepared a wylde vyne, which sprange vp ouer Ionas, that he might haue shadowe aboue his heade, to delyuer him out of his payne. And Ionas was exceadinge glad of the wylde vyne.
(And the LORD God prepared a wild vine, which sprang up over Yonas, that he might have shadow above his head, to deliver him out of his payne. And Yonas was exceeding glad of the wild vine.)

Wycl And the Lord God made redy an yuy, and it stiede vp on the heed of Jonas, that schadewe were on his heed, and kyueride hym; for he hadde trauelid. And Jonas was glad on the yuy, with greet gladnesse.
(And the Lord God made ready an yuy, and it stayed up on the head of Yonas, that shadow were on his heed, and kyueride him; for he had travelled. And Yonas was glad on the yuy, with great gladness.)

Luth GOtt der HErr aber verschaffte einen Kürbis, der wuchs über Jona, daß er Schatten gab über sein Haupt, und errettete ihn von seinem Übel. Und Jona freuete sich sehr über den Kürbis.
(God the/of_the LORD but verschaffte a Kürbis, the/of_the growth above Yona, that he shadow/shade gave above be head, and saved/rescued him/it from his evil. And Yona rejoiced itself/yourself/themselves very above the Kürbis.)

ClVg Et præparavit Dominus Deus hederam, et ascendit super caput Jonæ, ut esset umbra super caput ejus, et protegeret eum (laboraverat enim): et lætatus est Jonas super hedera lætitia magna.
(And prepared Master God hederam, and went_up over the_head Yonæ, as was shadow over the_head his, and protegeret him (laboraverat because): and joytus it_is Yonas over hedera joy big. )

SOTN 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.

4:6a

So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up

Then Yahweh God made a leafy plant sprout up and grow

the LORD God appointed a vine: This phrase means that God caused a plant to grow. The Hebrew verb minneh used here is the same one that was translated appointed in 1:17a. There the LORD provided a great fish to save Jonah, now he provided a plant to shelter him. The rapid growth of this plant indicates that this was miraculous.

the LORD God: In the book of Jonah, God is usually called the LORD (Yahweh) or God (ʾelohim), although in chapter 2 he is called “the LORD his God” and “the LORD my God.” Here the two names for God are joined together without any pronoun. The use of LORD God without a possessive pronoun is fairly rare in the OT. It is found mainly in Genesis 2–3 and in 1 and 2 Chronicles. How you translate this phrase will depend on the term you have chosen for Yahweh. See the note in the Introduction.

vine: The word translated vine by BSB4.6 See also the NIV; CEV only occurs in this passage in the OT and no one has been able to identify for certain what sort of plant is being referred to. So most English versions translate it as “plant”4.6 See TEV, RSV, GW, NCV, NET. You should use as generic a term as possible for “plant” in your translation here rather than using the name of a specific plant from your area which possibly did not grow in Nineveh. The important thing about this plant is that it was leafy and provided enough shade to protect Jonah’s head and to ease the discomfort he was experiencing from the hot sun. This made Jonah very happy.

4:6b

to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort,

over Jonah’s head to shelter him from the sun and make him less uncomfortable.

4:6c

and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

Jonah was delighted because of the plant.
Jonah was very pleased because the plant was there to shelter him from the sun.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

מֵ⁠עַ֣ל לְ⁠יוֹנָ֗ה לִֽ⁠הְי֥וֹת צֵל֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔⁠וֹ

from=under (to),Jonah to=be shade on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=head

Alternate translation: [over Jonah’s head for shade]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠הַצִּ֥יל ל֖⁠וֹ מֵ⁠רָֽעָת֑⁠וֹ

to,deliver to=him/it from,his_of,distress

Here the term evil could be referring to one of two things (or both at the same time). It could be referring to: (1) Jonah’s physical discomfort or distress, meaning the intense heat of the sun shining on Jonah’s head. (2) Jonah’s wrong attitude concerning God’s decision not to destroy Nineveh. If both meanings can be preserved by using a general term, that is preferable. Alternate translation: [in order to save Jonah from his bad situation]

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יִּשְׂמַ֥ח יוֹנָ֛ה & שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה

and,he_rejoiced Yōnāh/(Jonah) & happiness very

Here, rejoiced with great rejoicing is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that 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: [And Jonah was extremely pleased]

Parallel YNA 4:6

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

4:6a

4:6b

4:6c