Study it in the app“And the chief of the sailors came near to him and said to him, “What is the matter with you, sleeper? Arise, cry out to your god; perhaps that god will give a thought to us, and we will not perish.””
And the chiefוַ רַבof the sailorsהַחֹבֵלcame nearיִּקְרַבto himאֵלָיוand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“What is the matter with you,מַה לְּךָsleeper?נִרְדָּםArise,קוּםcry outקְרָאtoאֶלyour god;אֱלֹהֶיךָperhapsאוּלַיthat godהָאֱלֹהִיםwill give a thoughtיִתְעַשֵּׁתto us,לָנוּand we will notוְלֹאperish.”נֹאבֵד
chief
Literally "the great one": the one over a group, like the guard.
Where else “rav” appearssailor, captain
"Chobel": a sailor who handles the ropes; "the chief of the chobel" is the ship's captain.
Where else “chovel” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrav” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearssleep deeply
Sleep deeply, be sunk in a heavy sleep.
Where else “nirdam” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kera” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearsperhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearsgive a thought
To keep someone in mind and care for him.
Where else “yitashet” appearsperish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “noved” appearsLiterally “your god” and “the god,” with the article; it can be understood that the captain did not know YHWH.
5And the sailors were afraid, and they cried out, each to his god, and they hurled the objects that were in the ship into the sea to lighten the load for themselves. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the vessel and had lain down and was sound asleep.
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7And they said each to his companion, “Come, let us cast lots, and let us know on whose account this evil has come on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
