# Jonah 1.17

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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.
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> **17. And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.** (Jonah 1:15-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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.
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> **17. Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.** (Jonah 1:15-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>
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> **17. Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. <sup>belly: Heb. bowels</sup>** (Jonah 1:15-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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.
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> **17. And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.** (Jonah 1:15-17, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jesus Was Not Dead Three Days and Three Nights Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-was-not-dead-three-days-and-three-nights-objection-defeater/)
- [Jonah Swallowed By A Whale Fiction Defeater](/codex/jonah-swallowed-by-a-whale-fiction-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/)

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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.