# Jonah 1.14

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**Book:** [Jonah](/codex/jonah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/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.
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> **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.**
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> 15. 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** ([WEB](/codex/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.
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> **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.”**
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> 15. 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** ([KJV](/codex/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. <sup>rowed: Heb. digged</sup> <sup>wrought: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went</sup>
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> **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.**
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> 15. So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. <sup>ceased: Heb. stood</sup> 16. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. <sup>offered: Heb. sacrifice unto the LORD, and vowed vows</sup> (Jonah 1:12-16, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/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.
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> **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.'**
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> 15. 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)

## Setting

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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._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H2654 - chaphets](/codex/h2654-chaphets/)

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## Notes

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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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.