Jonah 4:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

Young's Literal Translation
and I—have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left—and much cattle!’

King James Bible
And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?

Hebrew
So should I
וַֽאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

care
אָח֔וּס (’ā·ḥūs)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassion

about
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the great
הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

city
הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of Nineveh,
נִינְוֵ֖ה (nî·nə·wêh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr

which
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has
יֶשׁ־ (yeš-)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

more than
הַרְבֵּה֩ (har·bêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

120,000
מִֽשְׁתֵּים־ (miš·têm-)
Preposition-m | Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

people
אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

who
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

cannot
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

tell
יָדַע֙ (yā·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

their right hand
יְמִינ֣וֹ (yə·mî·nōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

from their left,
לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ (liś·mō·lōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

and many
רַבָּֽה׃ (rab·bāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

cattle as well?”
וּבְהֵמָ֖ה (ū·ḇə·hê·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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