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WEBBE David lifted up his eyes, and saw the LORD’s angel standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem.
¶ Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
LSV and David lifts up his eyes, and sees the messenger of YHWH standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword [is] drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falls, and the elderly, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.
FBV When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, holding his drawn sword extended over Jerusalem, David and the elders, wearing sackcloth, fell on their faces.
T4T David looked up and saw the angel whom Yahweh had sent, standing between the sky and the ground. The angel had a sword in his hand that was pointed toward Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of the city, who were wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, prostrated themselves on the ground.
LEB And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
BBE And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord there between earth and heaven, with an uncovered sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the responsible men, clothed in haircloth, went down on their faces.
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JPS And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
ASV And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
DRA And David lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand, turned against Jerusalem: and both he and the ancients clothed in haircloth, fell down flat on the ground.
YLT and David lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falleth, and the elders, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.
Drby And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah stand between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. And David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
RV And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out ever Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
Wbstr And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel , who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
KJB-1769 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
(And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Yerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. )
KJB-1611 And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and saw the Angel of the LORD stand betweene the earth and the heauen, hauing a drawen sword in his hand stretched out ouer Ierusalem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackecloth, fell vpon their faces.
(And David lift up his eyes, and saw the Angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawen sword in his hand stretched out over Yerusalem. Then David and the Elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.)
Bshps And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the angell of the Lorde stand betweene the earth and heauen, hauing a drawen sword in his hand, stretched out toward Hierusalem: Then Dauid and the elders of Israel whiche were clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces.
(And David lift up his eyes, and saw the angell of the Lord stand between the earth and heaven, having a drawen sword in his hand, stretched out toward Yerusalem: Then David and the elders of Israel which were clothed in sacke, fell upon their faces.)
Gnva And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the Angel of the Lord stande betweene the earth and the heauen with his sworde drawen in his hand, and stretched out towarde Ierusalem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, which were clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces.
(And David lift up his eyes, and saw the Angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven with his sword drawen in his hand, and stretched out towarde Yerusalem. Then David and the Elders of Israel, which were clothed in sacke, fell upon their faces. )
Cvdl And Dauid lifte vp his eyes, and sawe the angell of ye LORDE stondinge betwene heaue and earth, and a naked swerde in his hande stretched out ouer Ierusalem. Then Dauid and ye Elders beynge clothed with sack cloth, fell vpo their faces.
(And David lifte up his eyes, and saw the angell of ye/you_all LORD standing between heaven and earth, and a naked sword in his hand stretched out over Yerusalem. Then David and ye/you_all Elders being clothed with sack cloth, fell upo their faces.)
Wycl And Dauid reiside hise iyen, and siy the aungel of the Lord stondynge bitwixe heuene and erthe, and a drawun swerd in his hond, and turnede ayens Jerusalem. And bothe he and the grettere men in birthe weren clothid with heiris, and felden doun lowe on the erthe.
(And David reiside his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stondynge between heaven and earth, and a drawun sword in his hand, and turned against Yerusalem. And both he and the greater men in birth were clothid with heiris, and fell down lowe on the earth.)
Luth Und David hub seine Augen auf und sah den Engel des HErr’s stehen zwischen Himmel und Erde, und ein bloß Schwert in seiner Hand ausgereckt über Jerusalem. Da fiel David und die Ältesten, mit Säcken bedeckt, auf ihr Antlitz.
(And David hub his Augen on and saw the angel the LORD’s stehen between heaven and earth, and a bloß sword in his hand ausgereckt above Yerusalem. So fiel David and the elders, with Säcken bedeckt, on you/their/her Antlitz.)
ClVg Levansque David oculos suos, vidit angelum Domini stantem inter cælum et terram, et evaginatum gladium in manu ejus, et versum contra Jerusalem: et ceciderunt tam ipse quam majores natu, vestiti ciliciis, proni in terram.
(Levansque David oculos suos, he_saw a_messenger/angel Master stantem between the_sky and the_earth/land, and evaginatum gladium in by_hand his, and versum on_the_contrary Yerusalem: and they_fell tam exactly_that/himself how mayores natu, vestiti ciliciis, proni in the_earth/land. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: writing-symlanguage
(Occurrence 0) standing between earth and heaven
(Some words not found in UHB: and,lifted Dāvid DOM eyes,his and=he/it_saw DOM angel YHWH standing between the=earth/land and=between the=heavens and,sword,his drawn in=his/its=hand stretched_out on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and,fell Dāvid and,the,elders clothed in/on/at/with,sackcloth on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in faces,their )
This is symbolic language to indicate that the angel was sent from Yahweh in heaven to judge the people on the earth.
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
(Occurrence 0) having a drawn sword in his hand raised over Jerusalem
(Some words not found in UHB: and,lifted Dāvid DOM eyes,his and=he/it_saw DOM angel YHWH standing between the=earth/land and=between the=heavens and,sword,his drawn in=his/its=hand stretched_out on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and,fell Dāvid and,the,elders clothed in/on/at/with,sackcloth on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in faces,their )
The angel holding a sword in his hand is a symbolic action that shows he is ready to attack Jerusalem. This is symbolic, because the judgment was sickness. Alternate translation: “holding a sword in his hand as if ready to attack Jerusalem”
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
(Occurrence 0) clothed in sackcloth, lay facedown on the ground
(Some words not found in UHB: and,lifted Dāvid DOM eyes,his and=he/it_saw DOM angel YHWH standing between the=earth/land and=between the=heavens and,sword,his drawn in=his/its=hand stretched_out on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and,fell Dāvid and,the,elders clothed in/on/at/with,sackcloth on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in faces,their )
These were symbols of repentance.
