King James Version

Jonah 1:16

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

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וַיִּֽירְא֧וּvayirevand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fear”, the next action in the storyH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).הָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםhaanashimthe a certainאִישׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the a certain”, the ordinary formH376a 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, [phra…יִרְאָ֥הyirahafraidיָרֵאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “afraid”, the ordinary formH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).גְדוֹלָ֖הgedolahgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (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.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּvayizbechvand sacrificeזָבַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and sacrifice”, the next action in the storyH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.זֶ֨בַח֙zevachsacrificeזֶבַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sacrifice”, the ordinary formH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.לַֽיהוָ֔הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּvayidrvand vowנָדַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and vow”, the next action in the storyH5087to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)(make a) vow.נְדָרִֽיםnedarimvowנֶדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “vow”, the ordinary formH5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promisedvow(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν οἱ ἄνδρες φόβῳ μεγάλῳ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἔθυσαν θυσίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ηὔξαντο τὰς εὐχάς.