הָאָ֙רֶץ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָאָ֙רֶץ֙

   ha-A-rets

   the earth
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בֵּ֤ין הָאָ֙רֶץ֙

   BEN ha-A-rets

   between the earth
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜יד אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֗ד בֵּ֤ין הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ נְטוּיָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם

   va-yi-SA da-VID et-E-NAI-v va-yar-E et-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH o-MED BEN ha-A-rets u-VEN ha-sha-MA-yim ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO ne-tu-YA al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im

   and he lifted up David {direct object marker} his eyes and he saw {direct object marker} messenger of the LORD standing between the earth and between the heavens and his sword drawn in his hand stretched out upon Jerusalem
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜יד אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת־מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֗ד בֵּ֤ין הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ נְטוּיָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיִּפֹּ֨ל דָּוִ֧יד וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים מְכֻסִּ֥ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

   va-yi-SA da-VID et-E-NAI-v va-yar-E et-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH o-MED BEN ha-A-rets u-VEN ha-sha-MA-yim ve-khar-BO she-lu-FA be-ya-DO ne-tu-YA al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yi-POL da-VID ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM me-khu-SIM ba-sak-KIM al-pe-ne-HEM

   and he lifted up David {direct object marker} his eyes and he saw {direct object marker} messenger of the LORD standing between the earth and between the heavens and his sword drawn in his hand stretched out upon Jerusalem and fell David and the elders covered in sackcloths upon their faces

Exegesis

The participle ʿōmēḏ {עֹמֵד | ʿōmēḏ} ‘standing’ modifies the angel, situating it between hāʾāreṣ {הָאָרֶץ | hāʾāreṣ} ‘the earth’ and haššāmayim {הַשָּׁמַיִם | haššāmayim} ‘the heavens,’ linked by the paired prepositions bēn ...