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1 Chronicles 21:12

between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

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ASV

either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

KJV

Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

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33 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-whetherH518 →
שָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshthreeH7969 →
שָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimyearsH8141 →
רָעָ֗בra.'AvfamineH7458 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and orH518 →
שְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
חֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimmonthsH2320 →
נִסְפֶּ֥הnis.Pehbeing swept awayH5595 →
מִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-from beforeH6440 →
צָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.Khaopponents yourH6862 →
וְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revand [the] sword ofH2719 →
אוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaenemies yourH341 →
לְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.Getto overtaking [you]H5381 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and orH518 →
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthreeH7969 →
יָ֠מִיםYa.mimdaysH3117 →
חֶ֣רֶבChe.rev[the] sword ofH2719 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verand pestilenceH1698 →
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776 →
וּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'Akhand [the] angel ofH4397 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitdestroyingH7843 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory ofH1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
רְאֵ֔הre.'EhconsiderH7200 →
מָֽה־mah-what?H4100 →
אָשִׁ֥יב'a.Shivwill I bring backH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.Chi[the] [one who] sent meH7971 →
דָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarwordH1697 →

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2 Samuel 24:13So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”Deuteronomy 28:25The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.2 Samuel 24:13–14So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”Luke 4:25But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.Leviticus 26:25–29And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.Deuteronomy 28:22The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.Isaiah 66:16For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.Deuteronomy 28:35The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.Exodus 12:23When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.2 Kings 19:35And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Leviticus 26:10You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.Leviticus 26:36–37As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Ezekiel 14:19–21Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast,Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

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