1 Chronicles 21:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 21:16 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 →
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
דָוִ֜יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֵינָ֗יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּ֞רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַלְאַ֤ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֹמֵ֗ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בֵּ֤ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
שְׁלוּפָה֙
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
בְּיָד֔וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
נְטוּיָ֖ה
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וַיִּפֹּ֨ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
דָּוִ֧יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים
zâqên
H2205
old
מְכֻסִּ֥ים
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
בַּשַּׂקִּ֖ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵיהֶֽם
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between the earth and between the heavens, and his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. And David fell, and the elders, covered in sackcloth, on their faces.
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