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Daniel 10:5-13

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.

10Then beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me and shookוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128me on myhandsוְכַפּ֥וֹת יָדָֽי׃ve.kha.Pot ya.DaiH3709 H3027and kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,you whoאִישׁ־'ish-H376are treasuredH2536,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697that I am about to tellדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696you andstandוַעֲמֹ֣דva.'a.ModH5975at your placeעָמְדֶ֔ךָ'a.me.De.khaH5977,for I have nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258been sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971to you.” And when he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697to me, I stoodעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975uptremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Do not beH3372afraidH3372,Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840,for from the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that you setנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414your heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on understandingלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995this and onhumblingוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031yourself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,your wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and I have comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935in response toyour wordsבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

13But the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539was standingעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975in my wayלְנֶגְדִּי֙le.neg.DiH5048for twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְאֶחָ֣ד'es.Rim ve.'e.ChadH6242 H259daysי֔וֹםYomH3117;then beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to helpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, for I had been leftנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

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