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Daniel 10:5-10

5Then I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869,and lookedוָאֵ֔רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and behold a certainאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376clothedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847in linenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,whose loinsוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975weregirdedחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296with fine goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Uphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210:

6His bodyוּגְוִיָּת֣וֹu.ge.vi.ya.ToH1472also waslike the berylכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658,and his faceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758of lightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300,and his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869as lampsכְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיke.la.Pi.deiH3940of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and his armsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and his feetוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like in colourכְּעֵ֖יןke.'EinH5869to polishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044brassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like the voiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of a multitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7And I Danielדָנִיֵּ֤אלda.ni.YelH1840alone sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200the visionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759:for the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with me sawרָא֖וּra.'UH7200not the visionהַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759;butאֲבָ֗ל'a.ValH61a greatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419quakingחֲרָדָ֤הcha.ra.DahH2731fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon them, so that they fledוַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to hideבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244themselves.

8Therefore I was left aloneנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604,and sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200this greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759,and there remainedנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604no strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581in me: for my comelinessוְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.DiH1935was turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015in me into corruptionלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889,and I retainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113no strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9Yet heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085I the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697:and when I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,then was I in a deep sleepנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290on my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,and my faceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440toward the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10And, behold, an handיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me, which setוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128me upon my kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290and uponthe palmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709of my handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

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