The Lord said ¹  to Jonah son of Amittai, ² 

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The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

The LORD spoke his word to Jonah, son of Amittai. He said,

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The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

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Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

THE word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

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Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

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The Lord said ¹  to Jonah son of Amittai, ² 

¹ tn Heb “The word of the Lord.” The genitive noun in the construction דְּבַר־יְהוָה (dÿvar-yÿhvah, “word of the Lord”) could function as a possessive genitive (“the Lord’s word”; see IBHS 145 §9.5.1g), but more likely it functions as a subjective genitive (“the Lord said”; see IBHS 143 §9.5.1a). The Aramaic translation of Jonah 1:1 (Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible are known as Targums) interprets the Hebrew as “There was a word of prophecy from the Lord” (cf. Tg. Hos 1:1).

² tn Heb “The word of the Lord was to Jonah…saying….” The infinitive לֵאמֹר (le’mor, “saying”) introduces direct discourse and is untranslated in English.