King James Version

1 Chronicles 21:27

And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַמַּלְאָ֔ךְlamalakheto angelמֲלְאָךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.וַיָּ֥שֶׁבvayashevand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…חַרְבּ֖וֹcharbvoknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “knife”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).נְדָנָֽהּnedanahsheathנָדָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “sheath”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5084a sheath (of a sword)sheath.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith to the messenger, and he turneth back his sword unto its sheath.

World English Bible

Then Yahweh commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah spoke to the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord commanded the angel: and he put up his sword again into the sheath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord spoke to the angel; and he put up the sword into its sheath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· καὶ κατέθηκε τὴν ῥομφαίαν εἰς τὸν κολεὸν αὐτῆς.