Jonah 1:15
Strong's Lexicon
At this, they picked up
וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ (way·yiś·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Jonah
יוֹנָ֔ה (yō·w·nāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3124: Jonah = 'dove' 1) son of Amittai and a native of Gath-hepher; 5th of the minor prophets who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II and whom God sent also to prophecy to Nineveh

and threw
וַיְטִלֻ֖הוּ (way·ṭi·lu·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2904: 1) to hurl, cast 1a) (Pilpel) to throw away, carry away, hurl 1b) (Hiphil) to throw, cast, cast out 1c)(Hophal) 1c1) to be hurled, hurled down 1c2) to be cast, be thrown, be cast out, be thrown down

him into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the sea,
הַיָּ֑ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

and the raging
מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃ (miz·za‘·pōw)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2197: 1) rage, raging, storming, indignation

sea
הַיָּ֖ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

grew calm.
וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.

Young's Literal Translation
And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

New American Standard Bible
So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

King James Bible
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.

New Living Translation
Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once!

English Standard Version
So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.

New American Standard Bible
So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

King James Bible
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

International Standard Version
So they picked up Jonah and tossed him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.

NET Bible
So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.

American Standard Version
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

English Revised Version
So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

Young's Literal Translation
And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;
















Cross References
Psalm 65:7
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

Psalm 93:3
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

Psalm 93:4
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

Psalm 107:29
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 1:14
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Jonah 1:13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

Jonah 1:12
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

Jonah 1:17
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:1
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
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