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Daniel 10:5-13

5I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and beholdוָאֵ֔רֶא וְהִנֵּ֥הva.'E.re' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009,there was a certainאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376dressedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,with a beltחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296of fine goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800from Uphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210around his waistוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975.

6His bodyוּגְוִיָּת֣וֹu.ge.vi.ya.ToH1472waslike berylכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658,his faceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440like the brillianceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758of lightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869like flamingאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784torchesכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940,his armsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and legsוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like the gleamכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of polishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044bronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,andוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963his voiceדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like the soundכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of a multitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7Onlyלְבַדִּי֙le.va.DiH905אֶת־'et-H853Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589,DanielH1841,sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759;the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָי֣וּha.YuH1961with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808see itרָא֖וּra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853הַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759,butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419terrorחֲרָדָ֤הcha.ra.DahH2731fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,and they ranוַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272and hid themselvesבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244.

8So Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589was left aloneנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔יnish.'Ar.ti le.va.DiH7604 H905,gazing atוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759.Noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581remainedנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604in me;my faceוְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.DiH1935grewנֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙neh.Pakh 'a.LaiH2015 H5921deathly paleלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889,and I was powerlessוְלֹ֥א עָצַ֖רְתִּי כֹּֽחַ׃ve.Lo' 'a.Tzar.ti Ko.achH3808 H6113 H3581.

9I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,and as I listenedוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085אֶת־'et-H853ק֣וֹלKolH6963דְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,Iוַאֲנִ֗י הָיִ֛יתִיva.'a.Ni ha.Yi.tiH589 H1961fell into a deep sleepנִרְדָּ֥ם עַל־nir.Dam 'al-H7290 H5921,with my faceH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10Suddenlyוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060meand set me tremblingוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128onעַל־'al-H5921my handsוְכַפּ֥וֹת יָדָֽי׃ve.kha.Pot ya.DaiH3709 H3027and kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290.

11He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413, “DanielH1841,you are a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376who is highly preciousחֲ֠מֻדוֹתCha.mu.dotH2532.Consider carefullyהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834I amאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595about to sayדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696to youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413.Stand upוַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־ עָמְדֶ֔ךָva.'a.Mod 'al- 'a.me.De.khaH5975 H5921 H5977,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258been sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.”And when he had saidוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088to meעִמִּ֛י הַדָּבָ֥ר'i.Mi ha.da.VarH5973 H1697אֶת־'et-H853,I stood upעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975tremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372,DanielH1841,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלַי֮'e.LaiH413, “forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588fromמִן־min-H4480the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you purposedנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853לִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820to understandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995and to humbleוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031yourself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,your wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and Iוַאֲנִי־va.'a.ni-H589have comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935in response to themבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

13However, the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539opposedעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975meלְנֶגְדִּי֙le.neg.DiH5048for twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְאֶחָ֣ד'es.Rim ve.'e.ChadH6242 H259daysי֔וֹם וְהִנֵּ֣הYom ve.hi.NehH3117 H2009.Then Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to help meלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826,for Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589had been leftנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033withאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

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