Jonah 1:13 {12}
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And he said to them: take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

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rowed.

Job 34:29 For when he granteth peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hideth his countenance, who is there that can behold him, whether it regard nations, or all men?

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Context
Jonah Cast Into the Sea and Swallowed
12And they said to him: What shall we do with thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. 13And he said to them: take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know for my sake this great tempest is upon you.14And the men rowed hard to return the land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.…
Cross References
Jonah 1:12
And they said to him: What shall we do with thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled.

Jonah 1:14
And the men rowed hard to return the land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.

Lexicon
Nevertheless, the men
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

rowed hard
וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ (way·yaḥ·tə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2864: To force a, passage, as by burglary, with oars

to get back
לְהָשִׁ֛יב (lə·hā·šîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

dry land,
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה (hay·yab·bā·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3004: Dry land, dry ground

but they
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

could not,
יָכֹ֑לוּ (yā·ḵō·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the sea
הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

was raging
וְסֹעֵ֖ר (wə·sō·‘êr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5590: To rush upon, to toss

against
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

them more and more.
הוֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk


Additional Translations
Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

And the men tried hard to return to the land, and were not able: for the sea rose and grew more and more tempestuous against them.

But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.
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