French · Beginner

Jonas et la baleine

Adapted from Jonah and the Whale

By The Bible

Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.

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Jonas s’enfuit à Tarsis

Jonah runs away to Tarshish

Dieu a dit à Jonas, fils d’Amittaï, d’aller dans la grande ville de Ninive pour dénoncer la méchanceté de ses habitants. Mais Jonas voulait fuir loin de Dieu. À Joppé, il a trouvé un bateau pour Tarsis. Il a payé son voyage et est monté à bord avec les marins.

God told Jonah, son of Amittai, to go to the great city of Nineveh and denounce the wickedness of its people. But Jonah wanted to flee far away from God. At Joppa, he found a boat going to Tarshish. He paid for his trip and boarded with the sailors.

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SpanishBeginner · Jonás y la ballena GermanBeginner · Jona und der Wal ItalianBeginner · Giona e la balena PortugueseBeginner · Jonas e a baleia PolishBeginner · Jonasz i wieloryb RomanianBeginner · Iona și balena HungarianBeginner · Jónás és a cethal DutchBeginner · Jona en de walvis SwedishBeginner · Jona och valen NorwegianBeginner · Jona og hvalen DanishBeginner · Jonas og hvalen EnglishBeginner · Jonah and the Whale

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