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Jonah 1:8

“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”

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ASV

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

KJV

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
הַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-tell !H5046 →
נָּ֣אna'pleaseH4994 →
לָ֔נוּLa.nuto <the> us
בַּאֲשֶׁ֛רba.'a.Sherbecause <which>H834 →
לְמִי־le.mi-of whom?H4310 →
הָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'Ahthe evilH7451 →
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
לָ֑נוּLa.nu[belongs] to <the> us
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.Kha[is] occupation yourH4399 →
וּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinand from where?H370 →
תָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'do you comeH935 →
מָ֣הmahwhat?H4100 →
אַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.kha[is] land yourH776 →
וְאֵֽי־ve.'ei-and where?H335 →
מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom thisH2088 →
עַ֖ם'ampeopleH5971 →
אָֽתָּה׃'A.tah[are] youH859 →

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Genesis 47:3“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”1 Samuel 30:13Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Joshua 7:19So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”1 Samuel 14:43“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”Genesis 46:33When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’

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