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Daniel 10:5-13

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.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, O Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly belovedחֲ֠מֻדוֹתCha.mu.dotH2532,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697that I speakדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696unto thee, and standוַעֲמֹ֣דva.'a.ModH5975uprightעָמְדֶ֔ךָ'a.me.De.khaH5977:for unto thee am I now sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971.And when he had spokenוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697unto me, I stoodעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975tremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not, Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840:for from the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou didst setנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414thine heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820to understandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995,and to chastenוּלְהִתְעַנּ֛וֹתu.le.hit.'a.NotH6031thyself beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thy wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697were heardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085,and I am comeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935for thy wordsבִּדְבָרֶֽיךָ׃bid.va.Rei.khaH1697.

13But the princeוְשַׂ֣ר׀ve.SarH8269of the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539withstoodעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975me oneוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242daysי֔וֹםYomH3117:but, lo, Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317,oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259of the chiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223princesהַשָּׂרִ֥יםha.sa.RimH8269,cameבָּ֣אba'H935to helpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me; and I remainedנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498there withאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Persiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

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