⁵ 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.

⁷ And each man said to his mate, “Come, let’s ^(A)cast lots so that we may ^[a]find out on whose account this catastrophe has struck us.” So they cast lots, and the ^(B)lot fell on Jonah.

¹⁶ Then the men became extremely afraid of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made ^(A)vows.