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Daniel 7:2-7
2Danielדָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔רda.ni.yeL ve.'a.MarH1841H560declaredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032: “In my visionבְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.ViH2376inעִם־'im-H5974the nightלֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'H3916Iהֲוֵ֛יתha.VeitH1934lookedחָזֵ֥הcha.ZehH2370,and suddenlyוַאֲר֗וּva.'a.RuH718the fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H703windsרוּחֵ֣יru.CheiH7308of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065were churning upמְגִיחָ֖ןme.gi.ChanH1519the greatרַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'H7229seaלְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'H3221.
4The firstקַדְמָיְתָ֣אkad.ma.ye.Ta'H6933beastwas like a lionכְאַרְיֵ֔הkhe.'ar.YehH744, and it had thewingsוְגַפִּ֥יןve.ga.PinH1611דִּֽי־di-H1768of an eagleנְשַׁ֖רne.SharH5403.Iהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩ דִּי־'ad di-H5705H1768its wingsגַפַּ֜יהּga.PaihH1611were torn offמְּרִ֨יטוּme.Ri.tuH4804and it was lifted upוּנְטִ֣ילַתu.ne.Ti.latH5191fromמִן־min-H4481the groundאַרְעָ֗א'ar.'A'H772and made to standהֳקִימַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5922two feetרַגְלַ֙יִן֙rag.La.yinH7271like a manכֶּאֱנָ֣שׁke.'e.NashH606and givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052the mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825of a manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606.
5Suddenlyוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718anotherאָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.RiH317beast appearedחֵיוָה֩chei.VahH2423,whichתִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.NahH8578looked likeדָּמְיָ֣הda.me.YahH1821a bearלְדֹ֗בle.DoH1678.It was raised upהֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.MatH6966on oneחַד֙chadH2298of its sidesוְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-H7859,and it had threeוּתְלָ֥תu.te.LatH8532ribsעִלְעִ֛ין'il.'InH5967in its mouthבְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.MahH6433betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH997its teethשִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yahH8128.Soוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652it was toldאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560, ‘Get upק֥וּמִֽיKu.miH6966andgorge yourselfאֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.liH399on fleshבְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃be.Sar sa.Gi'H1321H7690!’
6Nextבָּאתַ֨ר דְּנָ֜הba.Tar de.NahH870H1836,as Iהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,suddenlyוַאֲר֤וּva.'a.RuH718another beast appearedאָֽחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317.It was like a leopardכִּנְמַ֔רkin.MarH5245,and onעַל־'al-H5922its backגַּבַּ֑הּga.bai.yahH1355it hadfourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H703wingsגַּפִּ֥יןga.PinH1611like those ofדִּי־di-H1768a birdע֖וֹףofH5776.The beast alsoלְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔אle.Chei.ve.Ta'H2423had fourוְאַרְבְּעָ֤הve.'ar.be.'AhH703headsרֵאשִׁין֙re.ShinH7217,and it was givenיְהִ֥יבye.HivH3052authority to ruleוְשָׁלְטָ֖ןve.shal.TanH7985.
7Afterבָּאתַ֣רba.TarH870thisדְּנָה֩de.NahH1836,as Iהֲוֵ֜יתha.VeitH1934watchedחָזֵ֨הcha.ZehH2370in my visionבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֗אleil.Ya'H3916,suddenlyוַאֲר֣וּva.'a.RuH718a fourthרְֽבִיעָאָ֡הre.vi.'a.yahH7244beast appearedחֵיוָ֣הchei.VahH2423, and it wasterrifyingדְּחִילָה֩de.chi.LahH1763—dreadfulוְאֵֽימְתָנִ֨יve.'ei.me.ta.NiH574and extremelyיַתִּ֗ירָאya.Ti.ra'H3493strongוְתַקִּיפָ֜אve.ta.ki.Fa'H8624—withlargeרַבְרְבָ֔ןrav.re.VanH7260ironפַרְזֶ֥לfar.ZelH6523teethוְשִׁנַּ֨יִן דִּֽי־ve.shi.Na.yin di-H8128H1768.It devouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399and crushedוּמַדֱּקָ֔הu.ma.de.KahH1855;then it trampledרָפְסָ֑ה וְהִ֣יאra.fe.Sah ve.Hi'H7512H1932underfootבְּרַגְלַ֣הּbe.rag.lai.yahH7271whatever was leftוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606.It was differentמְשַׁנְּיָ֗הme.sha.ne.YahH8133fromמִן־min-H4481allכָּל־kol-H3606the beastsחֵֽיוָתָא֙ דִּ֣יchei.va.Ta' diH2423H1768before itקָֽדָמַ֔יהּka.da.MaihH6925,and it had tenעֲשַׂ֖ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַ֥יִןve.kar.Na.yinH7162.
Commentaries on Daniel 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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