unfoldingWord_en_tn/jon/01/08.md

# Then they said to Jonah

"Then the men who were working on the ship said to Jonah"

# Please tell us who is the cause of this evil that is happening to us.

"Who caused this bad thing that is happening to us?"

# fear Yahweh

The word "fear" refers Jonah having a deep respecting God.

# What is this that you have done?

The men on the ship used this rhetorical question to show how upset they were with Jonah. AT: "You have done a terrible thing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# he was running away from the presence of Yahweh

Here Yahweh is represented by his presence. Jonah was seeking to escape Yahweh as if Yahweh was present only in the land of Israel. AT: "Jonah was running away from Yahweh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# because he had told them

What he told them can be stated clearly. AT: "because he had told them 'I am trying to get away from Yahweh'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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			`"Then the men who were working on the ship said to Jonah"`

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			`"Who caused this bad thing that is happening to us?"`

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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "fear" refers Jonah having a deep respecting God.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What is this that you have done?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The men on the ship used this rhetorical question to show how upset they were with Jonah. AT: "You have done a terrible thing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here Yahweh is represented by his presence. Jonah was seeking to escape Yahweh as if Yahweh was present only in the land of Israel. AT: "Jonah was running away from Yahweh." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# because he had told them`

			`What he told them can be stated clearly. AT: "because he had told them 'I am trying to get away from Yahweh'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`