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Daniel 2:16-19

16Then Danielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841went inעַ֖ל'alH5954,and desiredוּבְעָ֣הu.ve.'AhH1156ofמִן־min-H4481the kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would giveיִנְתֵּן־yin.ten-H5415him timeזְמָ֣ןze.ManH2166,and that he would shewלְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הle.ha.cha.va.YahH2324the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430the interpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to his houseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005,and made the thingמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownהוֹדַֽע׃ho.Da'H3046to Hananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElH4333,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839,his companionsחַבְר֖וֹהִיchav.Ro.hiH2269:

18That they would desireלְמִבְעֵא֙le.miv.'E'H1156merciesוְרַחֲמִ֗יןve.ra.cha.MinH7359ofמִן־ קֳדָם֙min- ko.DamH6925 H4481the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836secretרָזָ֖הra.Zah'H7328;that Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his fellowsוְחַבְר֔וֹהִיve.chav.Ro.hiH2269should notלָ֤אla'H3809perishיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7withעִם־'im-H5974the restשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116was the secretרָזָ֣הra.Zah'H7328revealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541unto Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841in a nightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916visionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376.Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedבָּרִ֖ךְba.RikhH1289the Godלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065.

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