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ืขืœื™ ื›ื ื” ื–ื” ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื” ืกืขืจ ื‘ ืฉ ืœ ื™ ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ื›ื™ ืž ืขืœื™ ื›ื ื” ื™ื ื• ื™ืฉืชืง ื” ื™ื ืืœ ื• ื”ื˜ื™ืœ ื ื™ ืฉืื• ื ื™ ืืœื™ ื”ื ื• ื™ืืžืจ
upon yourselvesthis onetheย Mega Onethe Hurricanein regards to myselfformyselfhe who sees/knownforfrom upon yourselvesthe Seaand he is being silentthe Seatowardand hurl myselflift up myselftoward themselvesand he is saying
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RBT Translation:
and he is saying toward themselves lift up myself and hurl myself a god/dont/toward the Sea and he is being silent the Sea from upon yourselves for he who sees/known myself for in regards to myself the Hurricane theย Mega One this one upon yourselves
RBT Paraphrase:
Hurl the Small Stone
And he is saying toward themselves, "Lift up myself, and hurl myself toward the Sea, and he is being silent, the Sea, from against yourselves! For myself is he who perceives that it is in regards to myself the Mega Hurricane, this one, is against yourselves!"5
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he will say to them, Lift me up and cast me down to the sea, and the sea will subside from you: For I shall know on my account this great storm is upon you.
LITV Translation:
And he said to them, Take me up and throw me out into the sea. And the sea will be calm from on you. For I know that this great storm is on you on account of me.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Jonah said to them, Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

Footnotes

Jon. 1:12

The word ื‘ืฉืœื™ (beshali) is a combination of two parts:

  1. ื‘- (b-) is the preposition meaning "for" or "in."
  2. ืฉืœื™ (sheli) is the possessive form of the pronoun "ืฉืœ" (shel), meaning "mine" or "belonging to me."

Together, ื‘ืฉืœื™ (beshali) translates as "for my sake" or "for me," expressing something done for the benefit or purpose of the speaker. The form ื‘ืฉืœื™ is used to convey ownership or personal benefit in a particular context.