1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:16
16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When David | דָוִ֜יד | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| lifted up | וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | way·yiś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| his eyes | עֵינָ֗יו | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| and saw | וַיַּ֞רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the angel | מַלְאַ֤ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| standing | עֹמֵ֗ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| between | בֵּ֤ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and | וּבֵ֣ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| earth | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| with a drawn | שְׁלוּפָה֙ | šə·lū·p̄āh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H8025 draw out, off |
| sword | וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ | wə·ḥar·bōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| in his hand | בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| stretched out | נְטוּיָ֖ה | nə·ṭū·yāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| David | דָּוִ֧יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and the elders | וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים | wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2205 old |
| clothed | מְכֻסִּ֥ים | mə·ḵus·sîm | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural | H3680 cover |
| in sackcloth | בַּשַּׂקִּ֖ים | baś·śaq·qîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8242 sack, sackcloth |
| fell | וַיִּפֹּ֨ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ | pə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 14:5 · 1 Kings 21:27 · Joshua 5:13–14 · Jonah 3:6–8 · Psalm 35:13–14 · 2 Kings 6:17 · Exodus 14:19–20 · Genesis 3:24 · Numbers 16:22 · Numbers 22:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.