Jonah 4:9
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And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
In other translations
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹנָהyonahJonahH3124הַהֵיטֵבhaheitev¿ rightly <do well>H3190חָרָה־charah-does it burnH2734לְךָlekhato <the> youעַל־'al-onH5921הַקִּיקָיוֹןhakikayonthe plantH7021וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הֵיטֵבheitevrightly <do well>H3190חָרָה־charah-it burnsH2734לִיlito <the> meעַד־'ad-toH5704מָוֶת׃mavetdeathH4194
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