# Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man

Here "hand" represents power to harm or punish Israel. AT: "Let me be punished by Yahweh, rather than be punished by people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Let me fall

The people of Israel are the ones who would die from the plague, but David is personalizing this judgment as if he himself was being killed.

# hand of man

Here "man" is used in the generic sense of "people."

# his merciful actions are very great

"Yahweh is very merciful"

# on Israel

Here Israel is a metonym that represents the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# seventy thousand people died

"70,000 people died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# changed his mind about the harm

Here "mind" represents his decision. AT: "decided not to destroy Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Enough!

This exclamation means "You have killed enough people!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])

# draw back your hand

This is an idiom that means to stop doing something. AT: "do not kill attack the people of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Ornan

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])