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Raw Blame History

the sailors

the men who worked on the ship

his own god

Here "god" refers to false gods and idols that people worship.

They threw the ship's cargo into the sea to lighten it.

The cargo is the things they were taking to Tarshish. The men did this to keep the ship from sinking.

But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship

"But Jonah had gone down inside the ship." He did this before the storm started.

was lying there deeply asleep

"was lying there fast asleep" or "was lying there and sleeping deeply."