Jonah · יוֹנָה

Jonah 1:11

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ מַה־נַּ֣עֲשֶׂה לָּ֔ךְ וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַיָּ֖ם מֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֥י הַיָּ֖ם הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְסֹעֵֽר׃
vayoʾmrv ʾelayv mah-naʿasheh lak vyishtoq hayam meʿaleynv kiy hayam hvolek vsoʿer
King James Version (KJV)

Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. {may...: Heb. may be silent from us} {wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went}

Modern English

Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

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