## Soon it appeared ##

This can also be translated as "The men thought"

## to be broken up ##

"to break apart"

## Then the sailors ##

"Then the men who worked on the ship"

## his own god ##

The word “god” is used to refer to false gods and idols that people worship.

## They threw the ship's cargo ##

"The men threw the heavy things off the ship"

## to lighten it ##

This can also be translated as "to help the ship float better."

## But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship ##

Jonah did this before the storm started.

## down into the innermost parts of the ship ##

This can be translated as "inside the ship."

## was lying there deeply asleep ##

"was lying there fast asleep" or "was lying there and sleeping deeply." For this reason the storm did not wake him up.