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Daniel 8:2-16

2AndIsawH7200inthevisionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377;nowitwasH1961so,thatwhenIsawH7200,IwasH1961inShushanthepalace,whichisintheprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867;andIsawH7200inthevisionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377,andIwasH1961bytheriverUlaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195.

3ThenIliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upmineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,andsawH7200,and,behold,therestoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforetheriveraramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352whichhadtwohornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161:andthetwohornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364;butoneH259washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364thantheother,andthehigherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364cameH5927uplastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4IsawH7200theramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingwestward,andnorthward,andsouthward;andnobeastscouldstandH5975beforehim,neitherwasthereanythatcoulddeliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;buthedidaccordingtohiswill,andmagnifiedH1431himself.

5AndasIwasconsidering,behold,ahe-goatcameH935fromthewestהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628overthefaceH6440ofthewholeearthH776,andtouchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060notthegroundH776:andthegoatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795hadanotablehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6AndhecameH935totheramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352thathadthetwohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,whichIsawH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforetheriver,andranH7323uponhiminthefuryofhispowerH3581.

7AndIsawH7200himcomecloseuntotheramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352,andhewasH1961movedwithangeragainsthim,andsmotetheramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,andbrakehistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161;andtherewasH1961nopowerintheramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352tostandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforehim;buthecastH7993himdownH5221tothegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776,andtrampledH7429uponhim;andtherewasH1961nonethatcoulddeliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337theramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352outofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8Andthehe-goatmagnifiedH1431himselfexceedinglyH3966:andwhenhewasstrong,thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161wasbrokenH7665;andinsteadofittherecameH5927upfourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notablehornsH7161towardthefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9AndoutofoneH259ofthemcameH3318forthH3318alittlehornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161,whichwaxed exceedinggreatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431,towardthesouthהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,andtowardtheeastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217,andtowardtheglorious land.

10Anditwaxedgreatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431,eventothehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andsomeofthehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635andofthestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556itcastH5307downH5307tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andtrampledH7429uponthem.

11Yea,itmagnifiedH1431itself,eventotheprinceH8269ofthehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635;andittookH7311awayH7993fromhimthecontinualburnt-offering,andtheplaceמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349ofhissanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720wascastH7993downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12AndthehostH6635wasgivenH5414overtoittogetherwiththecontinualburnt-offeringthroughtransgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588;anditcastH7993downוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,anditdiditspleasureandprospered.

13ThenIheardH8085aholyH6944oneאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259speakingH1696;andanotherholyH6944oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259saidH559untothatcertainoneH259whospake,Howlongshallbethevisionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377concerningthecontinualburnt-offering,andthetransgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588thatmakethdesolateשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074,togiveתֵּ֛תtetH5414boththesanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944andthehostH6635tobetrodden under foot?

14AndhesaidH559untome, UntotwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242;thenshallthesanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944be cleansed.

15Anditcametopass,whenI,evenIDanielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840,hadseenH7200thevisionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377,thatIsoughtH1245tounderstandבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998it;and,behold,therestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforemeastheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758ofamanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16AndIheardH8085aman’sH120voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963betweenthebanksoftheUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195, whichcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121,andsaidH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,makeH8085thismanH120tounderstandH995thevisionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.

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