Jonah 4:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
(ha·'e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
appointedוַיְמַ֤ן
(vay·man)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root
a worm 
 
8439b: a wormfrom the same as tola
when dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַר
(ha·sha·char)
7837: dawnfrom an unused word
cameבַּעֲלֹ֥ות
(ba·'a·lo·vt)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
the next dayלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת
(lam·ma·cho·rat;)
4283: the morrowfrom the same as machar
and it attackedוַתַּ֥ךְ
(vat·tach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the plantהַקִּֽיקָיֹ֖ון
(hak·ki·ka·yo·vn)
7021: (a plant) perhaps castor-oil plantof uncertain derivation
and it withered.וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃
(vai·yi·vash.)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
prepared
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
a worm
towla`  (to-law')
a maggot (as voracious); specifically the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith -- crimson, scarlet, worm.
when the morning
shachar  (shakh'-ar)
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) -- day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
rose
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
the next day
mochorath  (mokh-or-awth')
the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow -- morrow, next day.
and it smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the gourd
qiyqayown  (kee-kaw-yone')
the gourd (as nauseous) -- gourd.
that it withered
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But God appointed a worm when dawn came the next day and it attacked the plant and it withered.

King James Bible
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.

International Standard Version
But at dawn the next day, God provided a worm that attacked the vine plant so that it withered away.

NET Bible
So God sent a worm at dawn the next day, and it attacked the little plant so that it dried up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At dawn the next day, God sent a worm to attack the plant so that it withered.

King James 2000 Bible
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it attacked the plant so that it withered.
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