21:17 David said to God, “Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! 1 As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, 2 but remove the plague from your people!” 3
1 tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.
2 tnHeb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”