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Daniel 9:20-27

20Whileוְע֨וֹדve.'odH5750Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589was speakingמְדַבֵּר֙me.da.BerH1696,prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419,confessingוּמִתְוַדֶּה֙u.mit.va.DehH3034my sinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403andוְחַטַּ֖אתve.cha.TatH2403thatof my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and presentingוּמַפִּ֣ילu.ma.PilH5307my petitionתְּחִנָּתִ֗יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430concerningעַ֖ל'alH5921Hisאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022—

21whileוְע֛וֹדve.'odH5750Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589was still prayingמְדַבֵּ֖ר בַּתְּפִלָּ֑הme.da.Ber ba.te.fi.LahH1696 H8605,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֡לgav.ri.'ElH1403אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834,the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376I had seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in the earlierבַּתְּחִלָּה֙ מֻעָ֣ףba.te.chi.Lah mu.'AfH8462 H3286visionבֶחָז֤וֹןve.cha.ZonH2377,cameנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413in swift flightבִּיעָ֔ףbi.'AfH3288about the timeכְּעֵ֖תke.'EtH6256of the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153sacrificeמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503.

22He instructedוַיָּ֖בֶןvai.Ya.venH995meand spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559: “O DanielH1841,I have comeיָצָ֖אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258to give you insightלְהַשְׂכִּילְךָ֥le.has.ki.le.KhaH7919and understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.

23At the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֨תbit.chi.LatH8462of your petitionsתַּחֲנוּנֶ֜יךָta.cha.nu.Nei.khaH8469,an answerדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697went outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to tellלְהַגִּ֔ידle.ha.GidH5046you,forכִּ֥יkiH3588youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859arehighly preciousH2530.So considerוּבִין֙u.VinH995the messageבַּדָּבָ֔רba.da.VarH1697and understandוְהָבֵ֖ןve.ha.VenH995the visionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758:

24Seventyשִׁבְעִ֜יםshiv.'ImH7657weeksשָׁבֻעִ֨יםsha.vu.'ImH7620are decreedנֶחְתַּ֥ךְnech.TakhH2852forעַֽל־'al-H5921your peopleעַמְּךָ֣׀ וְעַל־'a.me.Kha ve.'al-H5971 H5921and your holyH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892to stopלְכַלֵּ֨אle.kha.Le'H3615their transgressionהַפֶּ֜שַׁעha.Pe.sha'H6588,to put an endH2856to sinחַטָּאת֙cha.ta.'otH2403,to make atonementוּלְכַפֵּ֣רu.le.kha.PerH3722for iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,to bring inוּלְהָבִ֖יאu.le.ha.Vi'H935everlastingעֹֽלָמִ֑ים'o.la.MimH5769righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,to seal upוְלַחְתֹּם֙ve.lach.TomH2856visionחָז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377and prophecyוְנָבִ֔יאve.na.Vi'H5030,and to anointוְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַve.lim.Sho.achH4886the Most HolyH6944Place.

25Knowוְתֵדַ֨עve.te.Da'H3045and understand thisוְתַשְׂכֵּ֜לve.tas.KelH7919:Fromמִן־min-H4480the issuanceמֹצָ֣אmo.Tza'H4161of the decreeדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697to restoreלְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.ShivH7725and rebuildוְלִבְנ֤וֹתve.liv.NotH1129Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389untilעַד־'ad-H5704the Messiahמָשִׁ֣יחַma.Shi.achH4899,the Princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057,there will be sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620and sixty-twoשִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁנַ֗יִםshi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8346 H8147weeksוְשָׁבֻעִ֞יםve.sha.vu.'ImH7620.It will be rebuiltתָּשׁוּב֙ וְנִבְנְתָה֙ta.Shuv ve.niv.ne.TahH7725 H1129with streetsרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339and a trenchוְחָר֔וּץve.cha.RutzH2742,but in timesהָעִתִּֽים׃ha.'i.TimH6256of distressוּבְצ֖וֹקuv.TzokH6695.

26Then afterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the sixty-twoשִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁנַ֔יִםshi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8346 H8147weeksהַשָּׁבֻעִים֙ha.sha.vu.'ImH7620the Messiahמָשִׁ֖יחַma.Shi.achH4899will be cut offיִכָּרֵ֥תyi.ka.RetH3772and will have nothingוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369.Then the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the princeנָגִ֤ידna.GidH5057who is to comeהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935will destroyיַ֠שְׁחִיתYash.chitH7843the cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892and the sanctuaryוְהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁve.ha.Ko.deshH6944.The endוְקִצּ֣וֹve.ki.TzoH7093will come like a floodבַשֶּׁ֔טֶףva.She.tefH7858,and untilוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the endקֵ֣ץketzH7093there will be warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421;desolationsשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074have been decreedנֶחֱרֶ֖צֶתne.che.Re.tzetH2782.

27And he will confirmוְהִגְבִּ֥ירve.hig.BirH1396a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with manyלָרַבִּ֖יםla.ra.BimH7227for oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259weekשָׁב֣וּעַsha.Vu.a'H7620,but in the middleוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677of the weekהַשָּׁב֜וּעַha.sha.Vu.a'H7620he will put an endיַשְׁבִּ֣ית׀yash.BitH7673to sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077and offeringוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503.And onוְעַ֨לve.'AlH5921the wingכְּנַ֤ףke.NafH3671of the temple will comethe abominationשִׁקּוּצִים֙shi.ku.TzimH8251that causes desolationמְשֹׁמֵ֔םme.sho.MemH8074,untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the decreedוְנֶ֣חֱרָצָ֔הve.Ne.che.ra.TzahH2782destructionכָּלָה֙ka.LahH3617is poured outתִּתַּ֖ךְti.TakhH5413uponעַל־'al-H5921himשֹׁמֵֽם׃ פsho.MemH8074.”

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