New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 10:4-9

4On the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702dayוּבְי֛וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,while I was by the bankיַ֧דyadH3027of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104, that is, theTigrisחִדָּֽקֶל׃chi.Da.kelH2313,

5I raisedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375my eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869and lookedוָאֵ֔רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,there was a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376dressedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,whose waistוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975hadH2296aH2296beltH2296of pureH3800goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Uphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210.

6His bodyוּגְוִיָּת֣וֹu.ge.vi.ya.ToH1472also waslike topazכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658,his faceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440had the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758of lightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869were like flamingאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784torchesכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940,his armsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and feetוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like the gleamכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869of polishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044bronzeנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like the soundכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of a multitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7Now I, Danielדָנִיֵּ֤אלda.ni.YelH1840,aloneלְבַדִּי֙le.va.DiH905sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759, while themenH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with me did not seeרָא֖וּra.'UH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759;neverthelessאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61,a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419fearחֲרָדָ֤הcha.ra.DahH2731fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307on them, and they ranH1272awayH1272to hideבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244themselves.

8So I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759; yetnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581was leftנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604in me, for my complexionוְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.DiH1935turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015toa deathlyH4889pallorH4889,and I retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9But I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697;and as soon as I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, IfellH7290intoH7290a deepH7290sleepH7290on my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,with my faceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

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