1 Chronicles 21:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 21:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מַלְאָ֥ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
לִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
רָאָ֤ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָֽרָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַמַּלְאָ֤ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
הַמַּשְׁחִית֙
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
רַ֔ב
rab
H7227
many
עַתָּ֖ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הֶ֣רֶף
râphâh
H7503
to relax
יָדֶ֑ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֹמֵ֔ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
גֹּ֖רֶן
gôren
H1637
threshing floor
אָרְנָ֥ן
ʼOrnân
H771
Ornan
הַיְבוּסִֽי
Yᵉbûwçîy
H2983
Jebusite
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World English Bible Public Domain
God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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King James Version Public Domain
And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as he was destroying, Yahweh saw, and he relented concerning the harm. And he said to the destroying angel, “Enough! Now lower your hand.” And the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).