Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried out to (A)his [a]god, and they (B)hurled the [b]cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it [c]for them. But Jonah had gone below into the stern of the ship, had lain down, and fallen sound asleep.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 1:5 Or gods
  2. Jonah 1:5 Lit vessels
  3. Jonah 1:5 Lit from upon them

All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(A)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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38 When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by (A)throwing the wheat out into the sea.

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38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.(A)

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