Jonah 1:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

Young's Literal Translation
And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.

King James Bible
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

Hebrew
Nevertheless, the men
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

rowed hard
וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ (way·yaḥ·tə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2864: To force a, passage, as by burglary, with oars

to get back
לְהָשִׁ֛יב (lə·hā·šîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

dry land,
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה (hay·yab·bā·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3004: Dry land, dry ground

but they
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

could not,
יָכֹ֑לוּ (yā·ḵō·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the sea
הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

was raging
וְסֹעֵ֖ר (wə·sō·‘êr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5590: To rush upon, to toss

against
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

them more and more.
הוֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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