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OSHB Prov 13:17 מַלְאָךְ (malʼāk) Strongs=4397 Lemma=‘מַלְאָךְ’
contextual word gloss=‘A_messenger’ word gloss=‘Messenger’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (11) of identical word form מַלְאָךְ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַלְאָךְ’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_messenger’, ‘an_angel’.

EXO 23:20 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB EXO 23:20 word 4

OET-LV: 20 here I am_about _to _send an _messenger to_your_face to_guard_you on_journey and_to_bring_you into the_place which I _have _prepared. (EXO_23:20)

OET-RV: 20 Listen, I’m about to send a messenger in front of you to guard you on the way, and to take you to the place that I have prepared. (EXO 23:20)

EXO 33:2 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB EXO 33:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 And_I _will _send to_your_face an _messenger and_I _will _drive _out DOM the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] the_ʼAmorī and_the_Ḩittiy[s] and_the_Pərizzī[s] the_Ḩiūī and_the_Yəⱱūşī/(Jebusite)[s]. (EXO_33:2)

OET-RV: 2 I’ll send an angel ahead of you, and I’ll drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Yebusites. (EXO 33:2)

NUM 20:16 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB NUM 20:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 And_we _cried _out to YHWH and_he/it _listened voice _of_our and_he _sent an _messenger and_he_brought _us _out from_Miʦrayim and_see/lo/see we are_in_Qādēsh (the)_city _of the _outskirt[s]_of your _territory _of_of. (NUM_20:16)

OET-RV: 16 However, when we cried out to Yahweh and he heard us and sent a messenger and brought us out of Egypt, and now we’re in Kadesh town at the southern border of your territory. (NUM 20:16)

1 KI 19:2 contextual word gloss=‘a_messenger’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB 1 KI 19:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 And_ ʼĪzeⱱel _she _sent a _messenger to ʼĒliy^yāh to_say thus may_they _do the_gods and_thus may_they _add if/because about_time tomorrow I _will _make DOM life _of_your like_the_life one of_them. (KI1_19:2)

OET-RV: 2 so she sent this message to Eliyah, “May the gods kill me or do worse if I haven’t done with your life what you did to those prophets by this time tomorrow.” (KI1 19:2)

1 KI 19:5 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB 1 KI 19:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5 And_he _lay _down and_he _slept under a _broom _plant one and_see/lo/see this an _messenger was_touching in/on/over_him/it and_he/it _said to_him/it arise eat. (KI1_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then he laid down and slept under the broom bush, until he was suddenly woken by a messenger from Yahweh telling him to get up and eat. (KI1 19:5)

2 KI 5:10 contextual word gloss=‘a_messenger’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB 2 KI 5:10 word 4

OET-LV: 10 And_he _sent to_him/it ʼElīshāˊ a _messenger to_say go and_you _will _wash seven times in_Yardēn/(Jordan) flesh _of_your and_it _will _return to/for_yourself(m) and_be _clean. (KI2_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 Elisha sent a messenger out to him to tell him, “Go and wash seven times in the Yordan river, and then you’ll be better and your skin will go back to normal. (KI2 5:10)

1 CHR 21:15 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB 1 CHR 21:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 And_he _sent the_ʼElohīm an _messenger to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_destroy_it and_just_as _was _destroying_it YHWH he _saw and_he/it _sighed/regretted on the_harm and_he/it _said to_messenger (the)_destroying enough now let _drop hand _of_your and_the _messenger _of YHWH was_standing near the _threshing _floor _of ʼĀrənān the_Yəⱱūşī. (CH1_21:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then God sent a messenger to destroy Yerushalem, and while the disease was still spreading Yahweh looked down and relented about the tragedy, and he told to the destroying messenger, “Enough! Now release your hand.” Now Yahweh’s messenger happened to be standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Yevusite. (CH1 21:15)

2 CHR 32:21 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB 2 CHR 32:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 and_ YHWH _he _sent an _messenger and_he _annihilated every _of mighty_man_of strength and_officer and_commander in_the _camp _of the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_he _returned with_shame _of face to_his _own _of_land and_he _came the _house _of his/its_god and_some_of _the _offspring(s)_of his _lower _parts _of_of there they_made _him _fall by_sword. (CH2_32:21)

OET-RV: 21 and Yahweh sent a messenger who destroyed the powerful warriors, and the leaders and chiefs in the Assyrian army, and then their king had to return home in shame. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons ran him through with a sword. (CH2 32:21)

JOB 33:23 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB JOB 33:23 word 4

OET-LV: 23 If there_is on/upon/above_him/it an _messenger a _mediator one of a _thousand to_announce to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind uprightness _of_his. (JOB_33:23)

OET-RV: 23 If there’s a messenger who will mediate for them,
⇔ ≈ one in a thousand to announce what’s right for them, (JOB 33:23)

EZE 23:40 contextual word gloss=‘a_messenger’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB EZE 23:40 word 8

OET-LV: 40 And_also if/because they _sent for_men who_come from_a _distance whom a _messenger was_sent to_them and_see/lo/see they _came those_for_whom you _bathed you _painted eyes _of_your and_you _adorned _yourself ornament[s]. (EZE_23:40)

OET-RV: 40 You sent messengers to go and bring men from far away. Now look, they indeed came—those who you prepared for by bathing, painting your eyes, and adorning yourself with jewellery. (EZE 23:40)

HOS 12:5 contextual word gloss=‘an_angel’ word gloss=‘messenger’ OSHB HOS 12:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5  and_he _struggled against an _messenger and_he _prevailed he _wept and_he _sought _favour to_him/it Bēyt- ^ʼēl he_found _him and_there he _spoke with_us. (HOS_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 Yahweh, the god of armies.
⇔ Yahweh is his famous name. (HOS 12:5)