Verse 8
Jonah 4:8
American Standard Version
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And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God (Elohim) prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ וַ/יְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית וַ/תַּ֥ךְ הַ/שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה וַ/יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ לָ/מ֔וּת וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖/י מֵ/חַיָּֽ/י
English Translation
And when the sun rose, God appointed a still east wind, and the sun struck Jonah's head, and he fainted and asked for his soul to die, and he said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
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