Verse 5
mariners = salts. Hebrew. mallach = salt.
cried = cried in prayer. Hebrew. keli , Not the same word as in verses: Jonah 1:2 , Jonah 1:14 .
every man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 .
wares = tackling. Hebrew. keli = implements.
into the sides = below deck, or cabins. Compare Ezekiel 32:23 .Amos 6:10 .
ship = the deck, or covered part. Hebrew sephinah. A genuine Hebrew word, borrowed by inland people, (Syrians. Chaldeans and Arabians), from a maritime people; not vice versa. Hebrew root saphan = to cover (Deuteronomy 33:21 (margin coiled). 1 Kings 6:9 ; 1Ki 7:3 , 1 Kings 7:7 . Jeremiah 22:14 .Haggai 1:4; Haggai 1:4 ). English "deck" is from Dutch dekken.
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