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Jonah 3:4

And Jonah began to enter the city, walking a day's journey, and he proclaimed, saying, "In forty days Nineveh shall be overthrown (transformed – Hebr. hafach)."
[The Hebrew word describes how something is turned upside down and completely changed, as in Psalm 66:6, where the sea becomes dry land. It is used to describe how the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown and destroyed, see Gen. 19:21. The choice of words is interesting, and the meaning varies depending on whether it refers to the city or the people. The same word is used when Samuel prophesies how the Spirit of the Lord will come upon Saul and he will be transformed, see 1 Sam. 10:6. If the people do not repent, the meaning is that God will judge the city and it will be destroyed, see verse 10. If, on the other hand, the people repent, the meaning is that the city will be "turned around" and a reformation will take place, and they will begin to do good instead of evil and experience God's mercy, see Jonah 4:2.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיָּחֶל   יוֹנָה   לָבוֹא   בָעִיר   מַהֲלַךְ   יוֹם   אֶחָד   וַיִּקְרָא   וַיֹּאמַר   עוֹד   אַרְבָּעִים   יוֹם   וְנִינְוֵה   נֶהְפָּכֶת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἤρξατο Ιωνας τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ὡσεὶ πορείαν ἡμέρας μιᾶς καὶ ἐκήρυξεν καὶ εἶπεν ἔτι τρεῖς ἡμέραι καὶ Νινευη καταστραφήσεται

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H2490c
 וַ (va)
יָּ֤חֶל (jachel)
 seq
to profane begin
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. hiphil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vhw3ms
H3124
 יוֹנָה֙ (jvónah)
 Jonah
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9005
H0935
 לָ (la)
ב֣וֹא (vvó)
 to
to come (in)
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9003
H5892b
 בָ (va)
עִ֔יר (ir)
 in
city
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H4109
 מַהֲלַ֖ךְ (mahalakhe)
 journey
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3117
 י֣וֹם (jvóm)
 day
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H0259
 אֶחָ֑ד (echad)
 one
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9001
H7121
 וַ (va)
יִּקְרָא֙ (jiqera)
 seq
to call
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּאמַ֔ר (jómar)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H5750
 ע֚וֹד (vód)
 still
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H0705
 אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (arebaim)
 forty
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H3117
 י֔וֹם (jvóm)
 day
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
H5210
 וְ (ve)
נִֽינְוֵ֖ה (nineve)
 and
Nineveh
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 C
Npl
H2015
H9016
 נֶהְפָּֽכֶת (neepakhet)
׃
to overturn
verseEnd
Verb Verb
niphal participle active ♀ sing. niphal participle active feminine singular

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