Revised Version 1895

Daniel 10

1In thethirdשָׁל֗וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539athingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697wasrevealedנִגְלָ֣הnig.LahH1540untoDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.YelH1840,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wascalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095; and thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697wastrueוֶאֱמֶ֤תve.'e.MetH571,evenאֶת־'et-H853agreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419warfareוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635: and heunderstoodH995thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697, and hadunderstandingH995of thevisionבַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba.mar.'EhH4758.

2Inthoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117IDanielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1840wasmourningמִתְאַבֵּ֔לmit.'a.BelH56threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969wholeיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620.

3Iateאָכַ֗לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398noH3808pleasantbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,neitherH3808cameבָ֥אva'H935fleshוּבָשָׂ֥רu.va.SarH1320norH3808wineוָיַ֛יִןva.Ya.yinH3196in mymouthפִּ֖יpiH6310,neitherH3808didH3808IanointH5480myselfH3196atallH5704,tillH5704threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969wholeיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117weeksשָׁבֻעִ֖יםsha.vu.'ImH7620werefulfilledמְלֹ֕אתme.LotH4390.

4And in thefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֛וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, as I was by thesideיַ֧דyadH3027of thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֛רha.na.HarH5104,whichה֥וּאhu'H1931is Hiddekel,

5Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869, andlookedוָאֵ֔רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376clothedלָב֣וּשׁla.VushH3847inlinenבַּדִּ֑יםba.DimH906,whoseH376loinsוּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.NavH4975weregirdedחֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.RimH2296withpureH3800goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofUphazאוּפָֽז׃'u.FazH210:

6his body also was like theberylכְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁkhe.tar.ShishH8658, and hisfaceוּפָנָ֞יוu.fa.NavH6440as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֤הke.mar.'EhH4758oflightningבָרָק֙va.RakH1300, and hiseyesH5869as lamps offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, and hisarmsוּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙u.ze.ro.'o.TavH2220and hisfeetוּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יוu.mar.ge.lo.TavH4772like in colour toburnishedקָלָ֑לka.LalH7044brassנְחֹ֣שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of hiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697like thevoiceכְּק֥וֹלke.KolH6963of amultitudeהָמֽוֹן׃ha.MonH1995.

7And IDanielדָנִיֵּ֤אלda.ni.YelH1840aloneלְבַדִּי֙le.va.DiH905sawוְרָאִיתִי֩ve.ra.'i.TiH7200thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֔הha.mar.'AhH4759: for themenH376that were withmeH5921sawרָא֖וּra.'UH7200notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֑הha.mar.'AhH4759; but agreatגְדֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419quakingfellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307uponH5921them, and theyfledוַֽיִּבְרְח֖וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272tohideבְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃be.he.cha.Ve'H2244themselvesH905.

8SoH3808I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905, andsawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419visionהַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'AhH4759, and thereremainedנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604noH3808strengthכֹּ֑חKochH3581inmeH5921: for my comeliness wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015inmeH5921intoH5921corruption, and Iretainedעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noH3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

9Yetheardוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085I thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of hiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697: and when Iheardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙u.khe.sha.me.'IH8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of hiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, then was Ifallenהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961intoH5921a deep sleep on myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440, with myfaceוּפָנַ֥יu.fa.NaiH6440towardH5921thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

10And,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, ahandיָ֖דyadH3027touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060meH5921, whichsetוַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִיva.te.ni.'E.niH5128meH5921uponH5921mykneesבִּרְכַּ֖יbir.KaiH1290anduponH5921thepalmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709of myhandsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413, ODanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840, thoumanאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly beloved,understandהָבֵ֨ןha.VenH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֜יםba.de.va.RimH1697that Ispeakדֹבֵ֤רdo.VerH1696unto thee, andstandH5975uprightH5975; for unto thee am Inowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258sentשֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshu.Lach.tiH7971: and when he hadspokenוּבְדַבְּר֥וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697untomeH413, IstoodH5975tremblingמַרְעִֽיד׃mar.'IdH7460.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeאֵלַי֮'e.LaiH413,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408,Danielדָנִיֵּאל֒da.ni.yeLH1840; for from thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou didstsetנָתַ֧תָּna.Ta.taH5414thineheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820tounderstandלְהָבִ֧יןle.ha.VinH995, and, to humble thyselfbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thywordsH1697wereheardנִשְׁמְע֣וּnish.me.'UH8085: and I amcomeבָ֖אתִיVa.tiH935for thy words’ sake.

13But theprinceH8269of thekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofPersiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539withstoodmeH935one andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242daysי֔וֹםYomH3117; but,loוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֗לmi.kha.'ElH4317, one of thechiefH8269princesH8269,cameH935tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֑נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826meH935: and Iremainedנוֹתַ֣רְתִּיno.Tar.tiH3498there with thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofPersiaפָרָֽס׃fa.RasH6539.

14NowH3117I amcomeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935tomakeכִּי־ki-H3588theeunderstandלַהֲבִ֣ינְךָ֔la.ha.Vi.ne.khaH995whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834shall befall thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117: for thevisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377is yet for manydaysלַיָּמִֽים׃lai.ya.MimH3117.

15and when he hadspokenוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696untomeH5414according totheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697, IsetH5414myfaceפָנַ֛יfa.NaiH6440towardH6440thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and was dumb.

16And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, one like the similitude of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120touchedנֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060mylipsשְׂפָתָ֑יse.fa.TaiH8193: then Iopenedוָאֶפְתַּח־va.'ef.tach-H6605mymouthפִּ֗יPiH6310, and spake andsaidוָאֹֽמְרָה֙va.'o.me.RahH559unto him thatstoodהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֔יle.neg.DiH5048meH413, O mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, byreasonעַל־'al-H5921of thevisionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759my sorrows areturnedנֶהֶפְכ֤וּne.hef.KhuH2015uponעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH413, and Iretainעָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiH6113noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808strengthכֹּֽחַ׃Ko.achH3581.

17Forhowוְהֵ֣יךְve.HeikhH1963canיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201theservantעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650of this mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113talkלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696with this mylordאֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niH113? for as formeH589, straightway thereremainedH7604noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581inmeH589,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808was therebreathוּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.MahH5397leftH7604inmeH589.

18Then theretouchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060meH3254againH3254one like theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, and hestrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Vay.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388meH3254.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Omanאִישׁ־'ish-H376greatly beloved,fearתִּירָ֧אti.Ra'H3372notH408:peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be unto thee, bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,yeaכִּ֥יkiH3588, bestrongוַחֲזָ֑קva.cha.ZakH2388. And when he spake untomeH2388, I wasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388, andsaidוָאֹֽמְרָ֛הva.'O.me.RahH559,LetH408mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113speakH1696; for thou haststrengthenedחִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃chi.zak.Ta.niH2388meH2388.

20Thensaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, Knowest thou wherefore I amcomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935unto thee? andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258will Ireturnאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with theprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539: and when Igoיוֹצֵ֔אyo.Tze'H3318forthH3318,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theprinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofGreeceיָוָ֖ןya.VanH3120shallcomeבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

21But I willtellאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046thee thatwhichH428isinscribedהָרָשׁ֥וּםha.ra.ShumH7559in thewritingבִּכְתָ֖בbikh.TavH3791oftruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571: and there isnoneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369that holdeth withmeH5046againstעַל־'al-H5921theseH428, butMichaelמִיכָאֵ֖לmi.kha.'ElH4317yourprinceשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פsar.KhemH8269.

Commentaries on Daniel 10

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