And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

And he prayedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª° I pray² thee,¹ O LORD,ª [was] not¹ this¹ my saying,ª when I was¹ yet¹ in¹ my country?ª Therefore¹¹ I fledª° beforeª° unto Tarshish:ª for¹ I knewª° that¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª God,ª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentestª° thee of¹ the evil.ª

And he prayedª° vnto¹ the LORD,ª and sayd,ª° I pray² thee,¹ O LORD,ª [was] not¹ this¹ my saying,ª when I was¹ yet¹ in¹ my countrey?ª Therefore¹¹ I fleddeª° beforeª° vnto Tarshish:ª for¹ I knewª° that¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª God,ª and mercifull,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindnesse,ª and repentestª° thee of¹ the euill.ª

And he prayed to the Lord, and said, O Lord, were not these my words when I was yet in my land? therefore I made haste to flee to Tharshish{gr.Tharsis}; because I knew that thou are merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and repentest of evil.

And he prayedª° unto¹ Yähwè יָהוֶה,ª and said,ª° I pray² thee,¹ O Yähwè יָהוֶה,ª [was] not¹ this¹ my saying,ª when I was¹ yet¹ in¹ my country?ª Therefore¹¹ I fledª° beforeª° unto Taršîš תַּרשִׁישׁ:ª for¹ I knewª° that¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª ´Ël אֵל,ª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentestª° thee of¹ the evil.ª

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