21:12a between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies

⌊Number 1,⌋ three years of great hunger. ⌊Number 2,⌋ running away from ⌊the armies of⌋ your enemies.
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I could cause three years with very little food for your country. Or I could cause you to run from your enemies for three months

21:12b and overtaken by their swords,

They will catch up with you(sing) and kill many ⌊Israelites⌋ .
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while they kill many people.

21:12c or three days of the sword of the LORD—

Or ⌊number 3,⌋ three days of punishment from Yahweh.
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Or I might punish you Myself for three days.

21:12d days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’

The Angel of Yahweh will bring terrible sicknesses in the whole country of Israel.’
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In those ⌊3⌋ days Yahweh will send an epidemic and his Angel will kill people everywhere in Israel.’

21:12e Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

David, God sent me. Now, you must decide which answer I will give to him.” (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Now decide which punishment you will choose. I will take your answer to God, who sent me with this message.”

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