King James Version

Jonah 2:10

And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Jonah 2:11.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַדָּ֑גladagto fishדָּגpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to fish”, the ordinary formH1709a fish (often used collectively)fish.וַיָּקֵ֥אvayaqeand vomitקוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and vomit”, the next action in the storyH6958to vomitspue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).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).יוֹנָ֖הyonahJonahיוֹנָהnoun, 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).הַיַּבָּשָֽׁהhayabashahthe dryיַבָּשָׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the dry”, the ordinary formH3004dry grounddry (ground, land).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-11) And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith to the fish, and it vomiteth out Jonah on the dry land.

World English Bible

Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].

Douay-Rheims

But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-11) And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the whale was commanded by the Lord, and it cast up Jonas on the dry land .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσετάγη ἀπὸ Κυρίου τῷ κήτει, καὶ ἐξέβαλε τὸν Ἰωνᾶν ἐπὶ τὴν ξηράν.