King James Version

Jonah 4:7

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

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וַיְמַ֤ןvaymanand appointמָנָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appoint”, the next action in the storyH4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enrollappoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙haelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods 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.תּוֹלַ֔עַתtolaatcrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.בַּעֲל֥וֹתbaalotin ascend upעָלָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in ascend up”, the to-form of the verbH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הַשַּׁ֖חַרhashacharthe earlyשַׁחַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תlamachoratto morrowמׇחֳרָתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to morrow”, the ordinary formH4283the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrowmorrow, next day.וַתַּ֥ךְvatakhand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.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).הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןhaqiqayonthe gourdקִיקָיוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gourd”, the ordinary formH7021the gourd (as nauseous)gourd.וַיִּיבָֽשׁvayivashand be ashamedיָבֵשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be ashamed”, the next action in the storyH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.

Young’s Literal Translation

And God appointeth a worm at the going up of the dawn on the morrow, and it smiteth the gourd, and it drieth up.

World English Bible

But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered.

Darby Translation

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.

Douay-Rheims

But God prepared a worm, when the morning arose on the following day: and it struck the ivy and it withered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God commanded a worm the next morning, and it smote the gourd, and it withered away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ Θεὸς σκώληκι ἑωθινῇ τῇ ἐπαυρίον, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὴν κολόκυνθαν, καὶ ἀπεξηράνθη.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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