Jonah 4:7
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But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
In other translations
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
Hebrew words
וַיְמַןvaymanand he appointedH4487הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430תּוֹלַעַתtola'ata wormH8438בַּעֲלוֹתba'alotwhen came upH5927הַשַּׁחַרhashacharthe dawnH7837לַמָּחֳרָתlamochoratto the next dayH4283וַתַּךְvatakhand it attackedH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַקִּיקָיוֹןhakikayonthe plantH7021וַיִּיבָשׁ׃vaiyivashand it witheredH3001
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