2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:16
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 Araunahf the Jebusite.
Footnotes
- f 24:16 Araunah is a variant of Ornan; see 1 Chronicles 21:15|1CH 21:15and 2 Chronicles 3:1.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.