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35 lines
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## Soon it appeared ##
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This can also be translated as "The men thought"
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## to be broken up ##
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"to break apart"
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## Then the sailors ##
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"Then the men who worked on the ship"
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## his own god ##
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The word “god” is used to refer to false gods and idols that people worship.
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## They threw the ship's cargo ##
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"The men threw the heavy things off the ship"
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## to lighten it ##
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This can also be translated as "to help the ship float better."
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## But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship ##
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Jonah did this before the storm started.
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## down into the innermost parts of the ship ##
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This can be translated as "inside the ship."
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## was lying there deeply asleep ##
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"was lying there fast asleep" or "was lying there and sleeping deeply." For this reason the storm did not wake him up. |