Passage

Jonah 1.14

Book: Jonah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

12. And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

14. Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. 16. Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows. (Jonah 1:12-16, ASV)

WEB

12. He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.” 13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

14. Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”

So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. 16. Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows. (Jonah 1:12-16, WEB)

KJV

12. And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. ^{rowed: Heb. digged} ^{wrought: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went}

14. Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. ^{ceased: Heb. stood} 16. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. ^{offered: Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows} (Jonah 1:12-16, KJV)

YLT

12. And he saith unto them, 'Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest [is] upon you.' 13. And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.

14. And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, 'We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging; 16. and the men fear Jehovah, a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows. (Jonah 1:12-16, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Lexicon:

H2654 - chaphets

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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