Verse 6

Jonah 1:6

Bible in Basic English

6 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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Chapter 1 Context
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, Focus ↗
2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up... Focus ↗
3 And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw... Focus ↗
4 And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that t... Focus ↗
5 Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were drop... Focus ↗
6 And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to...
7 And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose accou... Focus ↗
8 Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your... Focus ↗
9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God (Elohim) of heaven, who made t... Focus ↗
10 And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had kn... Focus ↗
11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea w... Focus ↗
12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I... Focus ↗
13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea... Focus ↗
14 So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruct... Focus ↗
15 So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry. Focus ↗
16 Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to h... Focus ↗
17 And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Jonah
Chapter
Chapter 1 (17 verses)
Version
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