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Daniel 7:7-24

7AfterthisIsawחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370inthenight-visions,and,behold,afourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beastחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423,terribleandpowerful,andstrongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493;andithadgreatרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teeth; itdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399andbrakeinpieces,andstampedtheresidue withitsfeet:anditwasdiversefromallthebeastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙chei.va.Ta'H2423thatwerebeforeit;andithadtenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.

8Iconsideredthehornsבְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,and,behold, there cameupamongthemanotherhornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7162,alittleoneH1668,beforewhichthreeוּתְלָ֗תu.te.LatH8532ofthefirsthornsקַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'H7162werepluckedupbytheroots:and,behold, inthishornבְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'H7162wereeyesעַיְנִ֜ין'ay.NinH5870liketheeyesכְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.NeiH5870ofamanH606,andamouthוּפֻ֖םu.FumH6433speakingמְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.LilH4449greatרַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.VanH7260things.

9Ibeheld tillthronesH3764wereplaced,andonethatwasancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268ofdaysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118didsit:hisraimentwaswhiteassnow,andthehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177ofhisheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217likepurewool;histhroneH3764wasfieryflames,andthewheelsthereofburningfireH5135.

10Afiery stream issuedandcameforthfrombeforehim:thousandsH506ofthousandsH506ministered untohim,andtenthousandH506times tenthousandH506stoodיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforehim:thejudgmentwassetH6966,andthebooksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609wereopenedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11Ibeheld atthattimebecauseofthevoiceH7032ofthegreatH7260wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichthehornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162spake;Ibeheldeventillthebeastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423wasslain,anditsbodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655destroyedH7,anditwasgiventobeburned withfire.

12Andasfortherestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606ofthebeastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423, theirdominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985wastakenawayH5709: yet theirliveswereprolongedוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754foraseasonandatimeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13Isawחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370inthenight-visions,and,behold, therecameH858withthecloudsofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065one like untoasonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247ofmanאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606,andhecameH858eventotheancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268ofdaysH3118,andtheybroughtH858himnearbeforehim.

14Andtherewasgivenhimdominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,andglory,andakingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,thatallthepeoplesH5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524,andlanguages shouldservehim:hisdominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985isaneverlastingdominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985,whichshallnotpassיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709,andhiskingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437thatwhichshallnotbedestroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

15As for me,Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841, myspiritרוּחִ֛יru.ChiH7308wasgrievedinthemidstבְּג֣וֹאbe.Go'H1459ofmy body,andthevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376ofmyheadרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217troubledme.

16Icamenearuntooneחַד֙chadH2298ofthemthatstoodקָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔אka.'a.mai.Ya'H6966by,andaskedhimthetruthconcerningH5922allthis.SohetoldH560me,andmadeH3046meknowH3046theinterpretationוּפְשַׁ֥רu.fe.SharH6591ofthethings.

17ThesegreatH7260beastsחֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'H2423,whicharefourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H703,arefourאַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'AhH703kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,thatshallariseיְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.MunH6966outoftheearthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

18ButthesaintsoftheMost High shallreceiveוִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.LunH6902thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,andpossessthekingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437foreverH5957, evenforeverH5957andeverH5957.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116Idesiredtoknowthetruthconcerningעַל־'al-H5922thefourthH7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,whichwasdiversefromallofthem, exceeding terrible,whoseteethwereofironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523,anditsnailsofbrass;whichdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399, brakeinpieces,andstampedtheresiduewithitsfeet;

20andconcerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922thetenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162thatwereonitsheadבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217,andtheotherhornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162whichcameup,andbeforewhichthreeתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532fellH5308,eventhathornH7162thathadeyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870,andamouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433thatspakegreatרַ֥בravH7229things,whoselookwasmoreH4481stoutthanitsfellows.

21I beheld,andthesamehornוְקַרְנָ֣אve.kar.Na'H7162madewarwiththesaints,andprevailedagainstthem;

22untiltheancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268ofdaysH3118cameH858,andjudgmentwasgiventothesaintsoftheMost High,andthetimeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166cameH858thatthesaintspossessedthekingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

23ThushesaidH560,ThefourthH7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423shallbeafourthH7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437uponearthבְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'H772,whichshallbediversefromallthekingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,andshalldevourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399thewholeearthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772,andshalltreaditdown,andbreakitinpieces.

24Andasforthetenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162, outofthiskingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437shalltenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430ariseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966:andanothershallariseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966afterthem;andheshall be diversefromtheformer,andheshall put downthreeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.

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