Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 10:16-19

16And, behold, onelike the similitudeכִּדְמוּת֙kid.MutH1823of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120touchedנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060my lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193:then I openedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֗יPiH6310,and spakeוָאֲדַבְּרָה֙va.'a.da.be.RahH1696,and saidוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559unto him that stoodהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975before me, O my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,by the visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759my sorrowsצִירַי֙tzi.RaiH6735are turnedנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon me, and I have retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113no strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17For howוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963canיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201the servantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650of this my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113talkלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696with this my lordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113?for as for me, straightwayמֵעַ֙תָּה֙me.'A.tahH6258there remainedיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975no strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581in me, neither is there breathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397leftנִשְׁאֲרָה־nish.'a.rah-H7604in me.

18Then there came againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060me onelike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,and he strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me,

19And saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,O manאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly belovedחֲמֻד֛וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532,fearתִּירָ֧אti.Ra'H3372not: peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee, be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,yea, be strongוַחֲזָ֑קva.cha.ZakH2388.And when he had spokenוּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹu.be.da.be.RoH1696unto me, I was strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388,and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֛הva.'O.me.RahH559,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696;for thou hast strengthenedחִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chi.zak.Ta.niH2388me.

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