Jonah 4:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	prepared	וַיְמַ֣ן	h4487
1	And the LORD	יְהוָֽה	h3068
2	God	אֱ֠לֹהִים	h430
17	a gourd	הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן	h7021
4	and made it to come up	וַיַּ֣עַל׀	h5927
5		מֵעַ֣ל	h5921
15	So Jonah	יוֹנָ֛ה	h3124
7		לִֽהְי֥וֹת	h1961
8	that it might be a shadow	צֵל֙	h6738
9		עַל	h5921
10	over his head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	h7218
11	to deliver	לְהַצִּ֥יל	h5337
12		ל֖וֹ	h0
13	him from his grief	מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ	h7451
14	glad	וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח	h8055
15	So Jonah	יוֹנָ֛ה	h3124
16		עַל	h5921
17	a gourd	הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן	h7021
18		שִׂמְחָ֥ה	h8057
19	was exceeding	גְדוֹלָֽה׃	h1419

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jehovah Elohim prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh God prepared a vine, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd `with' great joy.