Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights. King James Bible Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Hebrew Now the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had appointed וַיְמַ֤ן (way·man) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll a great גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent fish דָּ֣ג (dāḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1709: A fish to swallow לִבְלֹ֖עַ (liḇ·lō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf Jonah, יוֹנָ֑ה (yō·w·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3124: Jonah -- an Israelite prophet and Jonah יוֹנָה֙ (yō·w·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3124: Jonah -- an Israelite prophet spent וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be three שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day and three וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (ū·šə·lō·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice nights לֵילֽוֹת׃ (lê·lō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity in the stomach בִּמְעֵ֣י (bim·‘ê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart of the fish. הַדָּ֔ג (had·dāḡ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1709: A fish |