וַיִּקְרַ֤ב אֵלָיו֙ רַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ מַה־לְּךָ֣ נִרְדָּ֑ם ק֚וּם קְרָ֣א אֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אוּלַ֞י יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים לָ֖נוּ וְלֹ֥א נֹאבֵֽד׃
Da trat zu ihm der Steuermeister und sprach ihn an: Was hast du zu schlafen? Auf, rufe zu deinem Gott, vielleicht besinnt sich Gott unsertwegen, dass wir nicht umkommen.
Rashi on Jonah
The captain Heb. רַב הַחוֹבֵל, the captain of the sailors, for they, too, are called חוֹבְלֵי הַיָּם, the sailors of the sea; in O.F., gobernedors.
Rashi on Jonah
“What is the matter with you, sleeper?”—What is the matter with you to be sound asleep? Now is no time to sleep.
Rashi on Jonah
will think Heb. יִתְעַשֵּׁת, an expression of thought. Cf. (Ps. 146:4) “his thoughts (עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָיו).” (Dan. 6:4) “And the king thought ((עֲשִׁית)).” [from Machberet Menachem p.139]