# Yahweh said

It may be helpful to say that Yahweh was speaking to Jonah. AT: "Yahweh said to Jonah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# should I not have compassion for Nineveh, that great city ... cattle?

God used this question to emphasize his claim that he should have compassion on Nineveh. AT: "I certainly should have compassion for Nineveh, that important city ... cattle." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# in which there are more

This can also be the beginning of a new sentence. AT: "There are more" or "It has more"

# one hundred and twenty thousand people

120,000 people (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left hand

This may be a way of saying "they cannot tell the difference between right and wrong."

# also many cattle

The author is pointing out the depth of Nineveh's repentance to the extent that Yahweh takes note of the beasts' participation in the act of repentance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/compassion]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nineveh]]