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Jonah 3:7

Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
Jonah 3:7
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ֙ מְא֔וּמָה אַ֨ל־יִרְע֔וּ וּמַ֖יִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

  1. וַיַּזְעֵ֗קvai.yaz.'Ek“and he had a proclamation made”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָעַק · “to cry out” · Strong's H2199
  2. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.Veh“in Nineveh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from נִינְוֵה · “Nineveh” · Strong's H5210
  4. מִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'am“from [the] decree of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from טַ֫עַם · “taste” · Strong's H2940
  5. הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. וּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.Lav“and great [people] his”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  7. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. הָאָדָ֨םha.'a.Dam“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  9. וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הve.ha.be.he.Mah“and the livestock”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  10. הַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.Kar“the cattle”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בָּקָר · “cattle” · Strong's H1241
  11. וְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.Tzon“and the flock[s]”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  12. אַֽל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  13. יִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.Mu“they taste”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from טָעַם · “to taste” · Strong's H2938
  14. מְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mah“anything”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְא֫וּמָה · “anything” · Strong's H3972
  15. אַ֨ל־'Al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  16. יִרְע֔וּyir.'U“they graze”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  17. וּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yim“and water”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  18. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  19. יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.Tu“they drink”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)