1.4 KiB
a fixed time
This is the time God decided he would stop the plague.
seventy thousand
"70,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
from Dan to Beersheba
Here mentioning the city of Dan in the extreme north and the city Beersheba in the extreme south means the entire nation of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)
the angel reached out with his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it
Here the metonym "hand" stands for the angel's power. AT: "the angel was about to destroy the people in Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Yahweh changed his mind because of the harm
This means that Yahweh stopped the evil that he was allowing the angel to do. AT: "Yahweh felt grieved about the harm"
Now draw back your hand
The metonym "hand" stands for the angel's power. AT: "Do not harm them any longer" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Araunah
This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
the threshing floor
A threshing floor was a hard, flat surface where edible grain was separated from chaff.