Jonah 1:1

NETBible

The Lord said 1  to Jonah son of Amittai, 2 

NIV ©

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

NASB ©

The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

NLT ©

The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai:

MSG ©

One day long ago, GOD's Word came to Jonah, Amittai's son:

BBE ©

And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,

NRSV ©

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

NKJV ©

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

KJV
Now the word
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of the LORD
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came unto Jonah
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the son
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of Amittai
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saying
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{Jonah: Gr. Jonas}
NASB ©
The word
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of the LORD
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came
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to Jonah
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the son
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of Amittai
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saying
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,
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
egeneto
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V-AMI-3S
logov
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N-NSM
kuriou
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N-GSM
prov
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PREP
iwnan
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N-ASM
ton
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T-ASM
tou
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T-GSM
amayi {N-PRI} legwn
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V-PAPNS
NET [draft] ITL
The Lord
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said
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to
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Jonah
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son
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of Amittai
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,
HEBREW
rmal
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ytma
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Nb
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hnwy
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la
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hwhy
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rbd
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yhyw (1:1)
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NETBible

The Lord said 1  to Jonah son of Amittai, 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “The word of the Lord.” The genitive noun in the construction דְּבַר־יְהוָה (dÿvar-yÿhvah, “word of the Lord”) could function as a possessive genitive (“the Lord’s word”; see IBHS 145 §9.5.1g), but more likely it functions as a subjective genitive (“the Lord said”; see IBHS 143 §9.5.1a). The Aramaic translation of Jonah 1:1 (Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible are known as Targums) interprets the Hebrew as “There was a word of prophecy from the Lord” (cf. Tg. Hos 1:1).

2 tn Heb “The word of the Lord was to Jonah…saying….” The infinitive לֵאמֹר (le’mor, “saying”) introduces direct discourse and is untranslated in English.