King James Version

Jonah 2:4

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Jonah 2:5.

וַאֲנִ֣יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אָמַ֔רְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to 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…נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּיnigrashtidrive awayגָּרַשׁverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “drive away”, a completed actionH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorcecast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.מִנֶּ֣גֶדminegedfrom againstנֶגֶדpreposition, preposition — “from against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.עֵינֶ֑יךָeyneykhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אַ֚ךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).אוֹסִ֣יףosifaddיָסַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “add”, an unfinished actionH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…לְהַבִּ֔יטlehabitto lookנָבַטpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to look”, the to-form of the verbH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.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).הֵיכַ֖לheykhalpalaceהֵיכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.קָדְשֶֽׁךָqadeshekhaconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-5) And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I — I said: I have been cast out from before Thine eyes, (Yet I add to look unto Thy holy temple!)

World English Bible

I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’

Darby Translation

And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.

Douay-Rheims

And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-5) And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I said, I am cast out of thy presence: shall I indeed look again toward thy holy temple?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ εἶπα, ἀπῶσμαι ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν σου· ἆρα προσθήσω τοῦ ἐπιβλέψαι με πρὸς ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου;