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1 Chronicles 21:12

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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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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.”

WEB World English Bible

either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.’”

ASV American Standard Version

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

either for three years—famine, or three months to be consumed from the face of thine adversaries, even the sword of thine enemies to overtake, or three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of Jehovah destroying in all the border of Israel; and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending me?’

Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 21

9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]: choose thee one of them, that I may do [it] unto thee.

11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

12 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.

13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great [are] his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

14 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

אִם־H518 · imif שָׁל֨וֹשׁH7969 · sha.loshthree שָׁנִ֜יםH8141 · sha.nehyear רָעָ֗בH7458 · ra.avfamine וְאִם־H518 · imif שְׁלֹשָׁ֨הH7969 · sha.loshthree חֳדָשִׁ֜יםH2320 · cho.deshmonth נִסְפֶּ֥הH5595 · sa.phahto snatch מִפְּנֵי־H6440 · pa.nehface: before צָרֶיךָ֮H6862 · tsarnarrow וְחֶ֣רֶבH2719 · che.revsword אוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀H341 · o.yevenemy לְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒H5381 · na.sagto overtake וְאִם־H518 · imif שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969 · sha.loshthree יָ֠מִיםH3117 · yomday חֶ֣רֶבH2719 · che.revsword יְהוָ֤הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וְדֶ֙בֶר֙H1698 · de.verpestilence בָּאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planet וּמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397 · ma.le.akhmessenger יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD מַשְׁחִ֖יתH7843 · sha.chatto ruin בְּכָל־H3605 · kolall גְּב֣וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundary יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael וְעַתָּ֣הH6258 · at.tahnow רְאֵ֔הH7200 · ra.ahto see: see מָֽה־H4100 · mahwhat?אָשִׁ֥יבH7725 · shuvto return: return אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֹׁלְחִ֖יH7971 · sha.lachto send: depart דָּבָֽר׃ פH1697 · da.varword

Cross-references

Leviticus 26:10And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.Jeremiah 42:16Then it shall come to pass, [that] the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:2 Kings 19:35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.Revelation 7:1-3And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.Jeremiah 12:12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the [one] end of the land even to the [other] end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.2 Kings 8:1Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.2 Samuel 24:13-14So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.Psalm 91:6[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday.1 Chronicles 21:15-16And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.Leviticus 26:36-37And upon them that are left [alive] of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.Deuteronomy 28:35The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.Ezekiel 14:19-21Or [if] I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:Deuteronomy 28:51-52And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which [also] shall not leave thee [either] corn, wine, or oil, [or] the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.Deuteronomy 28:22The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.Leviticus 26:25-29And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of [my] covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.Matthew 13:49-50So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

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