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Daniel 7:9-27

9“I keptהֲוֵ֗יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370Untilעַ֣ד'adH5705 H1768thronesכָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.VanH3764were setרְמִ֔יוre.MivH7412up,And the Ancientוְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.TikH6268of Daysיוֹמִ֖יןyo.MinH3118tookH3488HisseatH3488; Hisgarmentלְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.ShehH3831waswhiteחִוָּ֗רchi.VarH2358as snowכִּתְלַ֣גkit.LagH8517, And thehairוּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'ArH8177of His headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217like pureנְקֵ֔אne.Ke'H5343woolכַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.MarH6015. Histhroneכָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.YehH3764wasablazeנ֔וּרNurH5135with flamesשְׁבִיבִ֣יןshe.vi.VinH7631, Itswheelsגַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hiH1535werea burningדָּלִֽק׃da.LikH1815fireנ֥וּרnurH5135.

10A riverנְהַ֣רne.HarH5103offireנ֗וּרNurH5135was flowingנָגֵ֤דna.GedH5047And comingH5312outH5312from beforeקֳדָמ֔וֹהִיko.da.Mo.hiH6925Him;Thousandsאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH506upon thousandsאַלְפִין֙'al.fa.yimH506were servingיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּ֔הּye.sham.me.shu.NehH8120Him,And myriadsוְרִבּ֥וֹve.ri.BoH7240upon myriadsרִבְבָ֖ןra.be.vanH7240were standingיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966beforeקָֽדָמ֣וֹהִיka.da.Mo.hiH6925Him; Thecourtדִּינָ֥אdi.Na'H1780convenedיְתִ֖בye.TivH3488, Andthe booksוְסִפְרִ֥יןve.sif.RinH5609were openedפְּתִֽיחוּ׃pe.Ti.chuH6606.

11Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116I keptהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370becauseמִן־min-H4481of the soundקָל֙kalH7032of theboastfulH7229wordsמִלַּיָּ֣אmi.lai.Ya'H4406whichדִּ֥יdiH1768the hornקַרְנָ֖אkar.Na'H7162was speakingמְמַלֱּלָ֑הme.ma.le.LahH4449;I keptהֲוֵ֡יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַד֩ דִּ֨י'ad diH5705 H1768the beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423was killedקְטִילַ֤תke.ti.LatH6992,and its bodyגִּשְׁמַ֔הּgish.MahH1655was destroyedוְהוּבַ֣דve.hu.VadH7and givenוִיהִיבַ֖תvi.hi.VatH3052to theburningלִיקֵדַ֥תli.ke.DatH3346fireאֶשָּֽׁא׃'e.Sha'H785.

12As for the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of the beastsחֵֽיוָתָ֔אchei.va.Ta'H2423,their dominionשָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹןshal.ta.ne.HonH7985was takenH5709awayH5709,but an extensionוְאַרְכָ֧הve.'ar.KhahH754of lifeבְחַיִּ֛יןve.chai.YinH2417was grantedיְהִ֥יבַתye.HivatH3052to them for an appointedH2166periodH2166of timeוְעִדָּֽן׃ve.'i.DanH5732.

13“I keptH1934lookingחָזֵ֤הcha.ZehH2370in the nightלֵֽילְיָ֔אleil.Ya'H3916visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbe.chez.VeiH2376,And beholdוַאֲרוּ֙va.'a.RuH718,with the cloudsעֲנָנֵ֣י'a.na.NeiH6050of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065One like a sonכְּבַ֥רke.VarH1247of manאֱנָ֖שׁ'e.NashH606was comingאָתֵ֣ה'a.TehH858,And He cameH4291upH4291to the Ancientעַתִּ֤יק'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּא֙yo.mai.Ya'H3118And was presentedהַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃hak.re.Vu.hiH7127beforeוּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיu.ke.da.Mo.hiH6925Him.

14And to Him was givenיְהִ֤יבye.HivH3052dominionשָׁלְטָן֙shal.TanH7985,Honorוִיקָ֣רvi.KarH3367, anda kingdomוּמַלְכ֔וּu.mal.KhuH4437,So that allוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3606the peoplesעַֽמְמַיָּ֗א'a.mai.Ya'H5972,nationsאֻמַיָּ֛א'u.mai.Ya'H524, and populations of alllanguagesוְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖אve.li.sha.nai.Ya'H3961Might serveיִפְלְח֑וּןyif.le.ChunH6399Him.His dominionשָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּshal.ta.NehH7985is an everlastingעָלַם֙'a.LamH5957dominionשָׁלְטָ֤ןshal.TanH7985Whichדִּֽי־di-H1768will not passיֶעְדֵּ֔הye'.DehH5709awayH5709;And His kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּu.mal.khu.TehH4437is oneWhichדִּי־di-H1768will not be destroyedתִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פtit.cha.BalH2255.

15“As for me, Danielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841,my spiritרוּחִ֛יru.ChiH7308was distressedאֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת'et.ke.ri.YatH3735withinבְּג֣וֹאbe.Go'H1459me, and thevisionsוְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.VeiH2376in my mindרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217keptalarmingיְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃ye.va.ha.lu.Na.niH927me.

16I approachedקִרְבֵ֗תkir.VetH7127oneחַד֙chadH2298of those who werestandingקָ֣אֲמַיָּ֔אka.'a.mai.Ya'H6966by and began requestingאֶבְעֵֽא־'ev.'e'-H1156of him theexactH3330meaningH3330of allכָּל־kol-H3606thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836. So hetoldוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560me and madeH3046knownH3046to me the interpretationוּפְשַׁ֥רu.fe.SharH6591of these thingsמִלַּיָּ֖אmi.lai.Ya'H4406:

17‘Theseאִלֵּין֙'i.LeinH459greatH7229beastsחֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'H2423,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768are fourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H703in number,are fourאַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'AhH703kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430whowill ariseיְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.MunH6966from the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

18But thesaintsקַדִּישֵׁ֖יka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946willreceiveוִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙vi.ka.be.LunH6902the kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'H4437and takeH2631possessionוְיַחְסְנ֤וּןve.yach.se.NunH2631of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437foreverH5957,for allH5957agesH5957toH5957comeH5957.’

19“Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116I desiredצְבִית֙tze.VitH6634to knowH3321theH3321exactH3321meaningH3321of thefourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423,whichH1768was differentשָֽׁנְיָ֖הsha.ne.YahH8133from allכָּלְּהֵ֑יןka.le.honH3606the others, exceedinglyיַתִּ֗ירָהya.Ti.rahH3493dreadfulדְּחִילָ֣הde.chi.LahH1763,with its teethשִׁנַּ֤הּshi.nai.yahH8128of ironפַרְזֶל֙far.ZelH6523and its clawsוְטִפְרַ֣יהּve.tif.RaihH2953of bronzeנְחָ֔שׁne.ChashH5174, and whichdevouredאָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.LahH399,crushedמַדֲּקָ֔הma.da.KahH1855,and trampledH7512downH7512the remainderוּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'H7606with its feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יהּbe.rag.LaihH7271,

20and the meaningof the tenעֲשַׂר֙'a.SarH6236hornsקַרְנַיָּ֤אkar.nai.Ya'H7162that wereon its headבְרֵאשַׁ֔הּve.re.ShahH7217,and the otherH321hornwhichH1768cameH5559upH5559,and beforeמִן־ קֳדָמַ֖הּmin- ko.da.mai.yahH4481 H6925which threeתְּלָ֑תte.LatH8532of the hornsfellוּנְפַ֥לָהu.ne.fa.luH5308,namely, that hornוְקַרְנָ֨אve.kar.Na'H7162which had eyesוְעַיְנִ֣יןve.'ay.NinH5870and a mouthוְפֻם֙ve.FumH6433utteringמְמַלִּ֣לme.ma.LilH4449greatרַ֥בravH7229boasts, andwhich was largerH7229in appearanceוְחֶזְוַ֖הּve.chez.VahH2376thanמִן־min-H4481its associatesחַבְרָתַֽהּ׃chav.ra.TahH2273.

21I keptהֲוֵ֔יתha.VeitH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370,and that hornוְקַרְנָ֣אve.kar.Na'H7162waswagingעָבְדָ֥ה'a.ve.DahH5648warקְרָ֖בke.RavH7129with thesaintsקַדִּישִׁ֑יןka.di.ShinH6922and prevailingH3202againstH3202them,

22untilעַ֣ד דִּֽי־'ad di-H5705 H1768the Ancientעַתִּיק֙'a.TikH6268of Daysיֽוֹמַיָּ֔אyo.mai.Ya'H3118cameאֲתָ֗ה'a.TahH858andjudgmentוְדִינָ֣אve.di.Na'H1780waspassedיְהִ֔בye.HivH3052in favor of thesaintsלְקַדִּישֵׁ֖יle.ka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946,and the timeוְזִמְנָ֣אve.zim.Na'H2166arrivedמְטָ֔הme.TahH4291when thesaintsקַדִּישִֽׁין׃ka.di.ShinH6922tookH2631possessionהֶחֱסִ֥נוּhe.che.Si.nuH2631of the kingdomוּמַלְכוּתָ֖אu.mal.khu.Ta'H4437.

23“ThisH3652isH3652whatH3652he saidאֲמַר֒'a.MarH560: ‘The fourthרְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'H7244beastחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423will be a fourthרְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'H7244kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437on the earthבְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'H772whichדִּ֥יdiH1768will be differentתִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'H8133from allכָּל־kol-H3606the otherkingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,and will devourוְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.KhulH399the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'H772and trampleH1759it downH1759and crushוְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ve.tad.de.ki.NahH1855it.

24As for thetenעֲשַׂ֔ר'a.SarH6236hornsוְקַרְנַיָּ֣אve.kar.nai.Ya'H7162,out of this kingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔הmal.khu.Tah'H4437tenעַשְׂרָ֥ה'as.RahH6236kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430will ariseיְקֻמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6966;and anotherוְאָחֳרָ֞ןve.'o.cho.RanH321will ariseיְק֣וּםye.KumH6966afterאַחֲרֵיה֗וֹן'a.cha.rei.HonH311them, and he will be differentיִשְׁנֵא֙yish.Ne'H8133from the previousH6933onesH6933and willhumbleיְהַשְׁפִּֽל׃ye.hash.PilH8214threeוּתְלָתָ֥הu.te.la.TahH8532kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430.

25And he willspeakיְמַלִּ֔לye.ma.LilH4449againstלְצַ֤דle.TzadH6655theMostעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943HighH5943andwearH1080downH1080thesaintsוּלְקַדִּישֵׁ֥יu.le.ka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946,and he will intendוְיִסְבַּ֗רve.yis.BarH5452to makeH8133alterationsH8133in timesזִמְנִ֣יןzim.NinH2166and in lawוְדָ֔תve.DatH1882; andthey will be handedבִּידֵ֔הּbi.DehH3052 H3028overH3052to him for atimeעִדָּ֥ן'i.DanH5732,timesוְעִדָּנִ֖יןve.'i.da.NinH5732,and halfוּפְלַ֥גu.fe.LagH6387atimeעִדָּֽן׃'i.DanH5732.

26But the courtוְדִינָ֖אve.di.Na'H1780willconveneיִתִּ֑בyi.TivH3488for judgment,and his dominionוְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּve.shal.ta.NehH7985will betakenH5709awayH5709,annihilatedלְהַשְׁמָדָ֥הle.hash.ma.DahH8046and destroyedוּלְהוֹבָדָ֖הu.le.hoa.DahH7foreverסוֹפָֽא׃so.Fa'H5491.

27Then thesovereigntyוּמַלְכוּתָ֨הu.mal.khu.Tah'H4437,the dominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֜אve.shal.ta.Na'H7985,and the greatnessוּרְבוּתָ֗אu.re.vu.Ta'H7238of allthe kingdomsמַלְכְוָת֙mal.khe.VatH4437underתְּח֣וֹתte.ChotH8460the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065will be givenיְהִיבַ֕תye.hi.VatH3052to the peopleלְעַ֖םle.'AmH5972of thesaintsקַדִּישֵׁ֣יka.di.SheiH6922of the HighestH5946OneH5946;His kingdomמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙mal.khu.TehH4437will be aneverlastingעָלַ֔ם'a.LamH5957kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4437,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606the empiresשָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔אshal.Ta.nai.Ya'H7985willserveיִפְלְח֖וּןyif.le.ChunH6399and obeyוְיִֽשְׁתַּמְּעֽוּן׃ve.Yish.ta.me.'UnH8086Him.’

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