en_tn_condensed/2sa/24/16.md

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# the angel reached out with his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it
Here the metonym "hand" stands for the angel's power. Alternate translation: "the angel was about to destroy the people in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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. Alternate translation: "Yahweh felt grieved about the harm"
# Now draw back your hand
The metonym "hand" stands for the angel's power. Alternate translation: "Do not harm them any longer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# Araunah
This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# the threshing floor
A threshing floor was a hard, flat surface where edible grain was separated from chaff.