| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 21:16:1 ⧉וַיִּשָּׂ֨אvayisaand he lifted up 1 Chronicles 21:16:2 ⧉דָוִ֜ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 21:16:3 ⧉אֶת־עֵינָ֗יוetenaiv{direct object marker} his eyes 1 Chronicles 21:16:4 ⧉וַיַּ֞רְאvayareand he saw 1 Chronicles 21:16:5 ⧉אֶת־מַלְאַ֤ךְetmalakh{direct object marker} messenger of 1 Chronicles 21:16:6 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 1 Chronicles 21:16:7 ⧉עֹמֵ֗דomedstanding 1 Chronicles 21:16:8 ⧉בֵּ֤יןbenbetween 1 Chronicles 21:16:9 ⧉הָאָ֙רֶץ֙haaretsthe earth 1 Chronicles 21:16:10 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuvenand between 1 Chronicles 21:16:11 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe heavens 1 Chronicles 21:16:12 ⧉וְחַרְבּ֤וֹvekharboand his sword 1 Chronicles 21:16:13 ⧉שְׁלוּפָה֙shelufadrawn 1 Chronicles 21:16:14 ⧉בְּיָד֔וֹbeyadoin his hand 1 Chronicles 21:16:15 ⧉נְטוּיָ֖הnetuyastretched out 1 Chronicles 21:16:16 ⧉עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםalyerushalaimupon Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 21:16:17 ⧉וַיִּפֹּ֨לvayipoland fell 1 Chronicles 21:16:18 ⧉דָּוִ֧ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 21:16:19 ⧉וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםvehazzekenimand the elders 1 Chronicles 21:16:20 ⧉מְכֻסִּ֥יםmekhusimcovered 1 Chronicles 21:16:21 ⧉בַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםbasakkimin sackcloths 1 Chronicles 21:16:22 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃alpenehemupon their faces |
| 16. Formal Translation And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Judge} standing between the earth and the heavens with his sword drawn in his hand and stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation David looked up and saw the LORD’s {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} angel standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword held out over Jerusalem. David and the elders, dressed in sackcloth, fell down with their faces to the ground. |