17Now 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 LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad appointedוַיְמַ֤ןH4487Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara greatגָּד֔וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularfishדָּ֣גH1709Noun - masculine singularto swallowלִבְלֹ֖עַH1104Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJonahיוֹנָ֑הH3124Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jonahיוֹנָה֙H3124Noun - proper - masculine singularspentוַיְהִ֤יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הH7969Number - masculine singulardaysיָמִ֖יםH3117Noun - masculine pluraland threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הH7969Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularnightsלֵילֽוֹת׃H3915Noun - masculine pluralin the bellyבִּמְעֵ֣יH4578Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof the fishהַדָּ֔גH1709Article | Noun - masculine singular