21:20a Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel;

Ornan had been beating out his grain when he turned around and saw the angel.
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The angel appeared just when Ornan was threshing his grain. Ornan saw him.

21:20b and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.

His four (4) sons were with him. ⌊They also saw the angel and were afraid. So they ran away and⌋ hid.
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Ornan’s 4 sons were helping him. When they saw the angel, they were afraid and ran away to hide.

21:20:a–b (combined)

Ornan and his 4 sons were hitting their food plants until the seeds fell out. When he and his sons turned around and saw the angel, they were terrified and hid themselves.

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