Jonah 3:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he caused it to be proclaimedוַיַּזְעֵ֗קh2199
6and publishedלֵאמֹ֑רh559
2through Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הh5210
3by the decreeמִטַּ֧עַםh2940
4of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְh4428
5and his noblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוh1419
6and publishedלֵאמֹ֑רh559
7Let neither manהָאָדָ֨םh120
8nor beastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֜הh929
9herdהַבָּקָ֣רh1241
10nor flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןh6629
11אַֽלh408
12tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙h2938
13any thingמְא֔וּמָהh3972
14אַ֨לh408
15let them not feedיִרְע֔וּh7462
16waterוּמַ֖יִםh4325
17אַלh408
18nor drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃h8354

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;

World English Bible (WEB)

He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, "Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, `Man and beast, herd and flock -- let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;