Jonah 1:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”

Young's Literal Translation
And they say unto him, ‘What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Now
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

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

was growing worse
הוֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and worse,
וְסֹעֵֽר׃ (wə·sō·‘êr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5590: To rush upon, to toss

so they said
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to [Jonah],
אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

must we do
נַּ֣עֲשֶׂה (na·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

to you
לָּ֔ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

to calm
וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק (wə·yiš·tōq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8367: To be quiet

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

for us?”
מֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּ (mê·‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition-m | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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