17 Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
Focused Passage
Jonah 1:17
The Prophet Flees and the LORD Pursues
From divine commission, to prophetic flight, to storm-driven exposure, to reluctant confession, to Gentile fear of the LORD, to merciful preservation through the appointed fish.
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Verse 17
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Now the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had appointed וַיְמַ֤ן H4487 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a great גָּד֔וֹל H1419 Adjective - masculine singular fish דָּ֣ג H1709 Noun - masculine singular to swallow לִבְלֹ֖עַ H1104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Jonah יוֹנָ֑ה H3124 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jonah יוֹנָה֙ H3124 Noun - proper - masculine singular spent וַיְהִ֤י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular three שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה H7969 Number - masculine singular days יָמִ֖ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural and three וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular nights לֵילֽוֹת׃ H3915 Noun - masculine plural in the belly בִּמְעֵ֣י H4578 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of the fish הַדָּ֔ג H1709 Article | Noun - masculine singular