Hebrew Interlinear
Jonah 4:3 Interlinear
“ Therefore now O LORD take I beseech thee my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעַתָּ֣ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | Therefore now O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 3 | קַח | H3947 | take | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 4 | נָ֥א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 5 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 6 | נַפְשִׁ֖י | H5315 | I beseech thee my life | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 7 | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 8 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | ט֥וֹב | H2896 | from me for it is better | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 10 | מוֹתִ֖י | H4194 | for me to die | death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin |
| 11 | מֵחַיָּֽי׃ | H2416 | than to live | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
Verse Context
Jonah 4:2And he prayed thee O LORD and said I pray thee O LORD...
Jonah 4:3 (current) Therefore now O LORD take I beseech thee my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live
Jonah 4:4Then said the LORD Doest thou well to be angry ...