Verse 6
Jonah 1:6
Bible in Basic English
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And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God (Elohim), if by chance God (Elohim) will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרַ֤ב אֵלָי/ו֙ רַ֣ב הַ/חֹבֵ֔ל וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖/וֹ מַה לְּ/ךָ֣ נִרְדָּ֑ם ק֚וּם קְרָ֣א אֶל אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ אוּלַ֞י יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָ֖/נוּ וְ/לֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד
English Translation
And the captain approached me and said to me, "What do you have to sleep? Arise, call upon your God; perhaps the God will consider us, so we will not perish."
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