¹¹And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, in which there are^r more than one hundred and twenty thousand^s people who do not know right from left,^t plus many animals?”

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Footnotes

rLiterally “which there are in it”
sLiterally “than two ten myriad” (12 x 10,000)
t“hand” is often supplied, but it is not clear just what deficiency is meant by this expression, which occurs only here in biblical Hebrew

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”

NLTNew Living Translation

But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

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