Revised Version 1895

Daniel 8:2-16

2And Isawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200in thevisionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377;nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961it wassoהָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961, that when Isawבִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200, I was in Shushan the palace,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in theprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867; and Isawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in thevisionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377, and I was by the riverUlaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195.

3Then Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5927mineH4480eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009, therestoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the river aramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352whichH5869hadtwoH4480hornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161: and thetwoH4480hornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364; but one washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364thanH4480theotherH259, and thehigherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364cameH5927upH5927lastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingwestwardיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220, andnorthwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828, andsouthwardוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045; andnoH3808beastsחַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtH2416couldH5337standיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeH6440him,neitherH3808was thereanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatcouldH5337deliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337outH6440of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027; but hedidוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213accordingH3027to his will, andmagnifiedH1431himselfH1431.

5And as I was considering,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, an he-goatcameבָּ֤אba'H935from thewestהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andtouchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060notוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369thegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and thegoatהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795had a notablehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6And hecameH935to theramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352that had the twohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Isawרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theriverעַד־'ad-H5704, andranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323uponH935him in thefuryבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534of hispowerכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581.

7And Isawוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200himcomeהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961closeמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'H5060unto theramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352, and he was moved with choleragainstאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413him, andsmoteH5221theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352, and brake histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161; and there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808powerH3027in theramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352tostandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440him: but hecastוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993himdownH5221to thegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776, andtrampledוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429uponהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961him; and there wasnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thatcouldH5337deliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337theramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352outH6440of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8And the he-goatmagnifiedH1431himselfH1431exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966: and when he wasstrongH1419, thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161wasbrokenנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665; andinsteadתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478of it therecameH5927upH5927fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notablehornsH7161towardH5927thefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9AndoutH3318of one of themcameH3318forthH3318a littlehornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161,whichH7161waxed exceedinggreatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431,towardאֶל־'el-H413thesouthהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, andtowardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413theeastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217, andtowardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the glorious land.

10And it waxedgreatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431,evenעַד־'ad-H5704to thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andsomeH4480of thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635and of thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556itcastH5307downH5307to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andtrampledוַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Va.tir.me.SemH7429uponH5307them.

11Yea, itmagnifiedH1431itselfH1431,evenוְעַ֥דve.'AdH5704to theprinceשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635; and ittookהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311awayH7993from him thecontinualהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548burnt offering, and theplaceמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720wascastH7993downוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12And thehostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635wasgivenH5414over to ittogetherH5921with thecontinualהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548burnt offeringthroughH5921transgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588; and itcastH7993downוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and itdidוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213itsH5414pleasure and prospered.

13Then Iheardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085aholyH6944onespeakingH1696; andanotherאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259holyH6944onesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto thatcertainאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259onewhichH6635spake,Howמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704shall be thevisionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377concerning thecontinualהַתָּמִיד֙ha.ta.MidH8548burnt offering, and thetransgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588that makethdesolateשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074, togiveתֵּ֛תtetH5414both thesanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944and thehostH6635to be trodden under foot?

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, UntotwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967eveningsעֶ֣רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningsבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242; then shall thesanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944be cleansed.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961, when I,evenאֶת־'et-H853IDanielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840, hadseenH7200thevisionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377, that Isoughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245tounderstandבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998it; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, therestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֖יle.neg.DiH5048meH7200as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of amanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And IheardH8085aman’sH120voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the banks ofUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195, whichcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403,makeH8085thismanH120tounderstandהָבֵ֥ןha.VenH995thevisionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.

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