## Rashi on Jonah Chapter 1

###### Rashi on Jonah 1:2:1
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**וּקְרָא עָלֶיהָ.** אֶת קְרִיאָתִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and proclaim against**—My proclamation.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:3:1
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**לִבְרֹחַ תַּרְשִׁישָׁה.** יָם שֶׁשְּׁמוֹ תַּרְשִׁישׁ, וְהוּא בְּחוּצָה לָאָרֶץ. אָמַר: אֶבְרַח לִי הַיָּם, שֶׁאֵין הַשְּׁכִינָה שׁוֹרָה בְּחוּץ לָאָרֶץ. אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: חַיֶּיךָ, יֵשׁ לִי שְׁלוּחִים כְּיוֹצֵא בְּךָ לִשְׁלוֹחַ אַחֲרֶיךָ וּלְהָבִיאֲךָ מִשָּׁם. מָשָׁל לְעֶבֶד כֹּהֵן שֶׁבָּרַח מִן רַבּוֹ וְנִכְנַס לְבֵית הַקְּבָרוֹת. אָמַר לוֹ רַבּוֹ: יֵשׁ לִי עֲבָדִים כַּיוֹצֵא בְּךָ לִשְׁלוֹחַ אַחֲרֶיךָ וּלְהָבִיאֲךָ מִשָּׁם. וּמָה רָאָה יוֹנָה שֶׁלֹּא רָצָה לֵילֵךְ אֶל נִינְוֵה? אָמַר: הָעַכּוּ״ם קְרוֹבֵי תְשׁוּבָה הֵם, אִם אוֹמַר לָהֶם וְיַעֲשׂוּ תְשׁוּבָה נִמְצֵאתִי מְחַיֵּב אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁאֵין שׁוֹמְעִים לְדִבְרֵי הַנְּבִיאִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to flee to Tarshish**—I.e, to a sea named Tarshish, which is outside the Holy Land. He said, “I will flee to the sea, for the Shechinah does not rest outside the Holy Land.” Said the Holy One, blessed be He, to him, “By your life, I have messengers like you to send after you and fetch you from there.” This is illustrated by an allegory of a priest’s slave who fled from his master and entered a cemetery [making it impossible for his master to retrieve him]. His master said to him, “I have slaves like you to send after you and fetch you from there.” Now what did Jonah see that he did not wish to go to Nineveh? He said, “The gentiles are quick to repent. Should I prophesy to them and they repent, I will be found condemning Israel, who do not heed the words of the prophets.” [from *Mechilta*, Exodus 12:1]


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:3:2
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**וַיִּתֵּן שְׂכָרָהּ.** הִקְדִּים לָתֵת שְׂכָרָהּ, וְאֵין דֶּרֶךְ יוֹרְדֵי הַיָּם לָתֵת שְׂכַר הַסְּפִינָה עַד שְׁעַת הַיְּצִיאָה, וְהוּא הִקְדִּים. וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא שֶׁנָּתַן שְׂכַר כֻּלָּהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and he paid its hire**—He paid its hire in advance; although it is not customary for those embarking upon the sea to pay the hire of the ship until they leave, he paid in advance. [*Pirké d’Rabbi Eliezer*, ch. 10; *Tanhuma*, *Vayikra* 8].


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:4:1
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**חִשְּׁבָה לְהִשָּׁבֵר.** נִדְמֵית כְּאִלּוּ הִיא נִשְׁבֶּרֶת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**threatened to be broken**—It appears as though it would be broken.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:5:1
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**הַמַּלָּחִים.** בְּנֵי אָדָם הַמַּנְהִיגִים אֶת הַסְּפִינָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sailors**—The men who conducted the ship.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:5:2
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**אִישׁ אֶל אֱלֹהָיו.** מִן שִׁבְעִים אוּמּוֹת שֶׁל עַכּוּ״ם הָיוּ שָׁם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**each one... to his god**—Of the seventy nations of the heathens were there.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:6:1
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**רַב הַחֹבֵל.** שַׂר הַמַּלָּחִים, שֶׁאַף הֵם נִקְרָאִים חוֹבְלֵי הַיָּם, וּבְלַעַ״ז גובירניי״ל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The captain** Heb. רַב הַחוֹבֵל, the captain of the sailors, for they, too, are called חוֹבְלֵי הַיָּם, the sailors of the sea; in O.F., *gobernedors*.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:6:2
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**מַה לְּךָ נִרְדָּם.** מַה לְּךָ לִהְיוֹת נִרְדָּם? אֵין עַתָּה עֵת רְדֹם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**“What is the matter with you, sleeper?”**—What is the matter with you to be sound asleep? Now is no time to sleep.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:6:3
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**יִתְעַשֵּׁת.** לְשׁוֹן מַחֲשָׁבָה, וְכֵן ״עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָיו״ (תהלים קמ״ו:ד), ״וּמַלְכָּא עֲשִׁית״ (דניאל ו:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will think** Heb. יִתְעַשֵּׁת, an expression of thought. Cf. (Ps. 146:4) “his thoughts (עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָיו).” (Dan. 6:4) “And the king thought (עֲשִׁית).” [from *Machberet Menachem*p.139]


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:7:1
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**לְכוּ וְנַפִּילָה גוֹרָלוֹת.** רוֹאִים הָיוּ שְׁאָר סְפִינוֹת הוֹלְכוֹת בַּיָּם בְּשָׁלוֹם וְשֶׁלָּהֶם מִשְׁתַּבֶּרֶת. אָמְרוּ: בִּשְׁבִיל אֶחָד מִמֶּנּוּ הוּא. כֵּן מָצִינוּ בְּפִרְקֵי דְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**“Come, let’s cast lots”**—They saw that the other ships were sailing in the sea calmly, and theirs was breaking. They said, “Because of one of us, this is taking place.” So we find in *Pirké d’Rabbi Eliezer* (ch. 10).


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:7:2
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**בְּשֶׁלְּמִי.** בְּמַעֲשָׂיו שֶׁל מִי מִמֶּנּוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**because of whom** Heb. בְּשֶׁלְמִי, because of the deeds of which one of us.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:8:1
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**הַגִּידָה נָּא לָנוּ בַּאֲשֶׁר לְמִי.** לְמִי חָטָאתָ אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁבִיל כֵּן הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת לָנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**“Tell us now, because of whom**—Against whom have you sinned, that this evil should befall us because of it


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:8:2
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**מַה מְּלַאכְתְּךָ.** שֶׁמָּא פָּשַׁעְתָּ בְּאוּמָּנוּתְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**What is your work**—Perhaps you were negligent in your work.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:8:3
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**וּמֵאַיִן תָּבֹא.** שֶׁמָּא עַל אַנְשֵׁי אוֹתוֹ מָקוֹם נִגְזְרָה גְזֵרָה אֲפִילּוּ אֵין אַתָּה בָהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and whence do you come?** Perhaps a decree has been issued upon the people of that place even if you are not there.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:8:4
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**וְאֵי מִזֶּה עַם אָתָּה.** שֶׁמָּא עַמְּךָ חָטְאוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and from what people are you?”**—Perhaps your people have sinned.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:10:1
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**מַה זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ.** לָמָּה עָשִׂיתָ כֵּן לִבְרֹחַ מִן מוֹשֵׁל כָּזֶה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**“What is this that you have done?”**—Why have you done this, to flee from before such a Ruler?


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:13:1
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**וַיַּחְתְּרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים.** יָגְעוּ וְעָסְקוּ כְּחוֹתֵר בַּמַּחְתֶּרֶת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the men rowed vigorously** Heb. וַיַחְתְּרוּ, they toiled and busied themselves like one who digs a tunnel.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:14:1
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**בְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה.** בֶּעָוֹן שֶׁנִּשְׁלַח יָד בְּנַפְשׁוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for the life of this man**—I.e, for the sin of laying a hand upon his life.


###### Rashi on Jonah 1:16:1
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**וַיִּדְּרוּ נְדָרִים.** שֶׁיִּתְגַּיְּרוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they made vows**—that they would proselytize.