2 Samuel

2 Samuel 24:16–17

¹⁶But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah^f the Jebusite.

¹⁷When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd,^g have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”

Footnotes

f 24:16 Araunah is a variant of Ornan; see 1 Chronicles 21:15|1CH 21:15and 2 Chronicles 3:1.
g 24:17 DSS and LXX; MT does not include the shepherd.

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2 Samuel 24:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when the angel	הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
stretched	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
out his hand	יָד֨וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
to destroy	לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒	lə·ša·ḥă·ṯāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
relented	וַיִּנָּ֤חֶם	way·yin·nā·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
from	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the calamity	הָ֣רָעָ֔ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and said	וַ֠יֹּאמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the angel	לַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ	lam·mal·’āḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
who was destroying	הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית	ham·maš·ḥîṯ	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the people	בָּעָם֙	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Enough	רַ֔ב	raḇ	Adverb	H7227 much, many, great
Withdraw	הֶ֣רֶף	he·rep̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
your hand	יָדֶ֑ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
At that time the angel	וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ	ū·mal·’aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
by	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the threshing floor	גֹּ֖רֶן	gō·ren	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1637 threshing-floor
of Araunah	הָאוֹרְנָה	hå̄·ʾō·rə·nå̄h	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H728 Araunah
the Jebusite	הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ס	hay·ḇu·sî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites

2 Samuel 24:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
saw	בִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀	bir·’ō·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the angel	הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
striking down	הַמַּכֶּ֣ה	ham·mak·keh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5221 smite
the people	בָעָ֗ם	ḇā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Surely	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָנֹכִ֤י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have sinned	חָטָ֙אתִי֙	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
and	וְאָנֹכִ֣י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
acted wickedly	הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי	he·‘ĕ·wê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5753 bend, twist
But these	וְאֵ֥לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
sheep	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
what	מֶ֣ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have they done	עָשׂ֑וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let Your hand	יָדְךָ֛	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
fall upon	תְּהִ֨י	tə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
me	בִּ֖י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and my father’s	אָבִֽי׃פ	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
house	וּבְבֵ֥ית	ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

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2 Samuel 24:16 Exodus 12:23 · Joel 2:13–14 · 2 Kings 19:35 · Genesis 6:6 · 2 Chronicles 3:1 · 1 Samuel 15:11 · Acts 12:23

2 Samuel 24:17 1 Chronicles 21:16–17 · Psalm 74:1 · 2 Samuel 24:10 · Job 42:6 · Ezekiel 34:23–24

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