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Jonah 1:8

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

KJV

Et dixerunt ad eum : Indica nobis cujus causa malum istud sit nobis : quod est opus tuum ? quæ terra tua, et quo vadis ? vel ex quo populo es tu ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν Ἀπάγγειλον ἡμῖν τίς σου ἡ ἐργασία ἐστίν, καὶ πόθεν ἔρχῃ, καὶ ἐκ ποίας χώρας καὶ ἐκ ποίου λαοῦ εἶ σύ;

LXX

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔י/ו הַגִּידָ/ה נָּ֣א לָ֔/נוּ בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר לְ/מִי הָ/רָעָ֥ה הַ/זֹּ֖את לָ֑/נוּ מַה מְּלַאכְתְּ/ךָ֙ וּ/מֵ/אַ֣יִן תָּב֔וֹא מָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֔/ךָ וְ/אֵֽי מִ/זֶּ֥ה עַ֖ם אָֽתָּה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַ֣יִן
'yn
particle · 16×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
ml'kt
noun · 165×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 14:43 — Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
  • 1Sam 30:13 — And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
  • Gen 47:3 — And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
  • Jas 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
  • Josh 7:19 — And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.