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Hebrew wordlink #139217

OSHB 1 Sam 25:42 מַלְאֲכֵי (malʼₐkēy) Strongs=4397 Lemma=‘מַלְאָךְ’
contextual word gloss=‘the_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1060 TimeSeries=Reign_of_Saul

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Other uses (9) of identical word form מַלְאֲכֵי (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַלְאֲכֵי’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) has 6 different glosses: ‘[is]_messengers_of’, ‘[the]_messengers_of’, ‘messengers_of’, ‘of_angels_of’, ‘the_angels_of’, ‘the_messengers_of’.

GEN 28:12 contextual word gloss=‘the_angels_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB GEN 28:12 word 10

OET-LV: 12 And_he _dreamed and_see/lo/see a _stairway was_placed towards_land and_his/its_head/top was_reaching to_the_heavens and_see/lo/see the _messengers _of god were_going _up and_were_going _down in/on/over_him/it. (GEN_28:12)

OET-RV: 12 While he was sleeping, he had a dream, and wow, a stairway was set up on the earth and its top reached to the heavens, and look, God’s messengers were ascending and descending on it. (GEN 28:12)

GEN 32:2 contextual word gloss=‘the_angels_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB GEN 32:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2  and_Yaˊₐqoⱱ he _went to_his _of_way and_they _met in_him/it the _messengers _of god. (GEN_32:2)

OET-RV: 2 and when he saw them, Yacob said, “This must be God’s army camp.” So he named that place ‘Mahanaim’ (which means ‘two camps’). (GEN 32:2)

JDG 11:13 contextual word gloss=‘the_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB JDG 11:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 And_ the _king _of _he/it _said of _the _people _of of _ˊAmmōn to the _messengers _of Yiftāḩ if/because Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _took DOM land _of_my when_it_came _up from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_the_ʼArnōn and_unto the_Yaboq/(Jabbok) and_unto the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_now restore them in_peace. (JDG_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 The Ammonite king responded to Yiftah’s messengers, “Because the Israelis seized my land when they came out of Egypt. It went from the Arnon river up to the Yabbok river, and over to the Yordan river. Now return the land peaceably.” (JDG 11:13)

1 SAM 19:20 contextual word gloss=‘the_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 19:20 word 18

OET-LV: 20 And_ Shāʼūl _he _sent messengers to_take/accept/receive DOM Dāvid and_he/it _saw DOM the _company _of the _prophets prophesying and_Shəmū^ʼēl was_standing chief over_them and_it _became on the _messengers _of Shāʼūl the _spirit _of god and_they _prophesied also they. (SA1_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 so he sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a group of prophets prophesying and Shemuel standing as head over them, God’s spirit came onto Sha’ul’s messengers and they also prophesied. (SA1 19:20)

2 KI 1:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB 2 KI 1:3 word 10

OET-LV: 3 and_the _messenger _of YHWH he _spoke to ʼĒliy^yāh the_Tishbiy arise go _up to_meet the _messengers _of the _king _of Shomrōn and_speak to_them from_not there_is_not a _god in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) are_you(pl) going to_consult (in) zebub the _god _of ˊEqrōn. (KI2_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 But Yahweh’s messenger told Eliyah (from Tishbe), “Leave here and go and meet the Shomron king’s messengers and ask them, ‘Is it because there’s no god in Yisrael that you’re all going to inquire from Ekron’s god Baal-Zevuv? (KI2 1:3)

PSA 78:49 contextual word gloss=‘of_angels_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB PSA 78:49 word 9

OET-LV: 49 He _sent on_them the _burning _of his _anger _of_of fury and_indignation and_trouble a _deputation _of messengers _of calamities. (PSA_78:49)

OET-RV: 49 The fierceness of his anger lashed out against them.
⇔ He sent rage, fury, and trouble
⇔ like agents to bring disaster. (PSA 78:49)

PROV 16:14 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messenger_of’ OSHB PROV 16:14 word 3

OET-LV: 14 The _rage _of a _king is_messengers _of death and_a _person wise he_covers _it. (PRO_16:14)

OET-RV: 14 A king’s rage is a messenger of death,
⇔ → and wise people will appease it. (PRO 16:14)

ISA 14:32 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_messengers_of’ word gloss=‘messengers_of’ OSHB ISA 14:32 word 3

OET-LV: 32 And_what will _anyone _answer the_messengers _of a _nation if/because YHWH he _has _founded Tsiyyōn/(Zion) and_in_it they _will _take _refuge the_afflicted_people_of his _people _of_of. (ISA_14:32)

OET-RV: 32 What will Philistia answer to the messengers from that nation?
⇔ Remember that Yahweh has founded Tsiyyon (Zion),
⇔ and it’s in her that the afflicted among his people will find safety. (ISA 14:32)

ISA 33:7 contextual word gloss=‘messengers_of’ word gloss=‘envoys_of’ OSHB ISA 33:7 word 5

OET-LV: 7 there their _valiant _one they _have _cried _out outside_to_the messengers _of peace bitter they_weep. (ISA_33:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 33:7)