Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 9:20-23

20And whiles I wasspeakingמְדַבֵּר֙me.da.BerH1696,and prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לu.mit.pa.LelH6419,and confessingוּמִתְוַדֶּה֙u.mit.va.DehH3034my sinחַטָּאתִ֔יcha.ta.TiH2403and the sinוְחַטַּ֖אתve.cha.TatH2403of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and presentingוּמַפִּ֣ילu.ma.PilH5307my supplicationתְּחִנָּתִ֗יte.chi.na.TiH8467beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430for the holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

21Yea, whiles I wasspeakingמְדַבֵּ֖רme.da.BerH1696in prayerבַּתְּפִלָּ֑הba.te.fi.LahH8605,even the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֡לgav.ri.'ElH1403,whom I had seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in the visionבֶחָז֤וֹןve.cha.ZonH2377at the beginningבַּתְּחִלָּה֙ba.te.chi.LahH8462,being caused to flyמֻעָ֣ףmu.'AfH3286swiftlyבִּיעָ֔ףbi.'AfH3288,touchedנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060me about the timeכְּעֵ֖תke.'EtH6256of the eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153oblationמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503.

22And he informedוַיָּ֖בֶןvai.Ya.venH995me,and talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with me, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,O Danielדָּנִיֵּ֕אלda.ni.YelH1840,I am now come forthיָצָ֖אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to give thee skillלְהַשְׂכִּילְךָ֥le.has.ki.le.KhaH7919and understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.

23At the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֨תbit.chi.LatH8462of thy supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֶ֜יךָta.cha.nu.Nei.khaH8469the commandmentדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697came forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and I am comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to shewלְהַגִּ֔ידle.ha.GidH5046thee; for thou artgreatly belovedחֲמוּד֖וֹתcha.mu.DotH2532:therefore understandוּבִין֙u.VinH995the matterבַּדָּבָ֔רba.da.VarH1697,and considerוְהָבֵ֖ןve.ha.VenH995the visionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

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