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Jonah 1:16

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So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.	Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.	Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then the men^H582 feared^H3372 the LORD^H3068 exceedingly^{H1419 H3374}, and offered^H2076 a sacrifice^H2077 unto the LORD^H3068, and made^H5087 vows^H5088.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּירְאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים יִרְאָה גְדֹולָה אֶת־יְהוָה וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־זֶבַח לַיהוָה וַיִּדְּרוּ נְדָרִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּֽירְא֧וּ	va/i.yi.re.'U	H3372	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they feared
הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֛ים	ha./'a.na.Shim	H376	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ men
יִרְאָ֥ה	yir.'Ah	H3373	HNcfsa	a fear
גְדוֹלָ֖ה	ge.do.Lah	H1419	HAafsa	great
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/יִּֽזְבְּחוּ	va/i.yiz.be.chu-	H2076	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they sacrificed
זֶ֨בַח֙	ze.vach	H2077	HNcmsa	a sacrifice
לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה	la./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	to/ Yahweh
וַֽ/יִּדְּר֖וּ	va/i.yi.de.Ru	H5087	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they vowed
נְדָרִֽים	ne.da.Rim	H5088	HNcmpa	vows

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H2076 — זָבַח (zâbach, zaw-bakh'): a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
• H2077 — זֶבַח (zebach, zeh'-bakh): from זָבַח; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act); offer(-ing), sacrifice.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
• H3374 — יִרְאָה (yirʼâh, yir-aw'): feminine of יָרֵא; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence; [idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
• H5087 — נָדַר (nâdar, naw-dar'): a primitive root; to promise (pos., to do or give something to God); (make a) vow.
• H5088 — נֶדֶר (neder, neh'-der): or נֵדֶר; from נָדַר; a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised; vow(-ed).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3373 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): from יָרֵא; fearing; morally, reverent; afraid, fear (-ful).

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