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- Soon it appeared - This can also be translated as "The men thought"
- to be broken up - "to break apart"
- Then the sailors - "Then the men who worked on the ship"
- his own god - The word “god” is used to refer to false gods and idols that people worship.
- They threw the ship's cargo - "The men threw the heavy things off the ship"
- to lighten it - This can also be translated as "to help the ship float better."
- But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship - Jonah did this before the storm started.
- down into the innermost parts of the ship - This can be translated as "inside the ship."
- was lying there deeply asleep - "was lying there fast asleep" or "was lying there and sleeping deeply." For this reason the storm did not wake him up.