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Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 1

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 2

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 3

נַּ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehwill we do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 4

וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.Tokso it may be calm

Lemma: שָׁתַק (sha.taq) · Strong's: H8367

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: be quiet

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 107:30, Proverbs 26:20, Jonah 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8367; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 5

הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 6

מֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּme.'a.Lei.nufrom on <the> us

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 7

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 8

הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 9

הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[was] going

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: continue

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 10

וְסֹעֵֽר\׃ve.so.'Erand storming

Lemma: סָעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H5590

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to rage

Used 7 times. Also: 2 Kings 6:11, Isaiah 54:11, Hosea 13:3, Jonah 1:13, Habakkuk 3:14, Zechariah 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5590; TAHOT Jonah 1:11 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now	→	כִּי H3588A for
the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
was growing worse	→	הָלַךְ H1980L to go: continue
and worse	→	סָעַר H5590 to rage
so they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to [Jonah]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
must we do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
to you	→
to calm	→	שָׁתַק H8367 be quiet
this sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
for us	→	עַל H5921A upon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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