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Jonah 2:1

Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

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In the Hebrew text this line is Jonah 2:2.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvayitpaleland judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.יוֹנָ֔הyonahJonahיוֹנָהnoun, proper name — “Jonah”H3124Jonah, an IsraeliteJonah.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהָ֑יוelohayvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.מִמְּעֵ֖יmimefrom bellyמֵעֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from belly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4578used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.הַדָּגָֽהhadagahthe fishדָּגָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the fish”, the ordinary formH1710{a fish (often used collectively)}fish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-2) Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish.

World English Bible

Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.

Darby Translation

And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;

Douay-Rheims

Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-2) Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the whale,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσηύξατο Ἰωνᾶς πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας τοῦ κήτους,