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29 lines
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# the sailors
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the men who worked on the ship
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# his own god
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Here "god" refers to false gods and idols that people worship.
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# They threw the ship's cargo
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"The men threw the heavy things off the ship." This was done to keep the ship from sinking.
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# to lighten it
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Making the ship lighter would make if float better. Alternate translation: "to help the ship float better"
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# But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship
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Jonah did this before the storm started.
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# down into the innermost parts of the ship
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"inside the ship"
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# was lying there deeply asleep
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"was lying there fast asleep" or "was lying there and sleeping deeply." For this reason, the storm did not wake him up.
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