Revised Version 1895

Daniel 2:16-23

16AndDanielוְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלve.Da.ni.YelH1841wentעַ֖ל'alH5954in, and desired of thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430that he would appoint him a time, and he would shew thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פle.mal.Ka'H4430theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'H6591.

17ThenDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1841wentאֲזַ֑ל'a.ZalH236to hishouseלְבַיְתֵ֣הּle.vay.TehH1005, andmadeH3046thethingמִלְּתָ֥אmi.le.Ta'H4406knownH3046toHananiahוְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָהVe.la.cha.nan.yahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לmi.sha.'ElH4333, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֛הva.'a.zar.YahH5839, his companions:

18that they would desire mercies of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065concerning this secret; thatDanielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1841and his companions shouldnotלָ֤אla'H3809perishיְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ye.hoe.DunH7with therestשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7606of thewiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menH2445ofBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

19Then was the secretrevealedגֲלִ֑יga.LiH1541untoDanielלְדָנִיֵּ֛אלle.da.ni.YelH1841in avisionבְּחֶזְוָ֥אbe.chez.Va'H2376of thenightלֵילְיָ֖אleil.Ya'H3916. ThenDanielדָּֽנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1841blessedבָּרִ֖ךְba.RikhH1289theGodלֶאֱלָ֥הּle.'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065.

20Danielדָֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLH1841answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032andsaidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,Blessedמְבָרַ֔ךְme.va.RakhH1289be thenameשְׁמֵ֤הּshe.MehH8036ofGodאֱלָהָא֙'e.la.Ha'H426foreverעָלְמָ֖א'al.Ma'H5957andeverעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957: forwisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and might are his:

21And he changeth thetimesוְזִמְנַיָּ֔אve.zim.nai.Ya'H2166and the seasons: he removethkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and setteth upkingsמַלְכִ֑יןmal.KhinH4430: he givethwisdomחָכְמְתָא֙cha.khe.me.Ta'H2452unto thewiseלְחַכִּימִ֔יןle.cha.ki.MinH2445, andknowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָ֖אu.man.de.'A'H4486to them thatknowלְיָדְעֵ֥יle.ya.de.'EiH3046understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH999:

22he revealeth thedeepעַמִּיקָתָ֖א'a.mi.ka.Ta'H5994and secret things: he knowethwhatמָ֣הmahH4101is in thedarknessבַחֲשׁוֹכָ֔אva.cha.sho.Kha'H2816, and the light dwelleth with him.

23I thank thee, andpraiseוּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.BachH7624thee, O thouGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of myfathersאֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.TiH2, who hastgivenH3052meH3052wisdomחָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'H2452and might, and hastnowוּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'AnH3705madeH3046knownH3046untomeH3052whatH1768weH1768desired of thee: for thou hastmadeH3046knownH3046unto us theking’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430matterמִלַּ֥תmi.LatH4406.

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