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Daniel 8

1In thethirdשָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.TzarH1112avisionחָז֞וֹןcha.ZonH2377appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to me, even to meDanielדָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelH1840,afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310that whichappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200to me at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.LahH8462.

2And Isawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'EhH7200in avisionבֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnH2377; and it came to pass, when Isawבִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.TiH7200, that I was atShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800in thepalaceהַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.RahH1002, which is in theprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.NahH4082ofElamבְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.LamH5867; and Isawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200in avisionבֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.ZonH2377, and I was by theriverאוּבַ֥ל'u.ValH180Ulaiאוּלָֽי׃'u.LaiH195.

3Then I liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869, andsawוָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'EhH7200, and, behold, therestoodעֹמֵ֛ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theriverהָאֻבָ֖לha.'u.ValH180aאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259ramאַ֣יִל'A.yilH352which had twohornsקְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yimH7161: and the twohornsוְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161werehighגְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.HotH1364; butoneוְהָאַחַת֙ve.ha.'a.ChatH259washigherגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364than theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.NitH8145, and thehigherוְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.HahH1364cameupעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5927lastבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

4Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theramהָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilH352pushingמְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aChH5055westwardיָ֨מָּהYa.mahH3220, andnorthwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828, andsouthwardוָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahH5045; so that nobeastsחַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtH2416mightstandיַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, neither was there any that coulddeliverמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337out of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027; but hedidוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213according to hiswillכִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.NoH7522, and becamegreatוְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ve.hig.DilH1431.

5And as I wasconsideringמֵבִ֗יןme.VinH995, behold, amaleהָֽעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH5795goatצְפִיר־tze.fir-H6842cameבָּ֤אba'H935from thewestהַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ha.ma.'a.RavH4628on thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andtouchedנוֹגֵ֖עַno.Ge.a'H5060not thegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and thegoatוְהַ֨צָּפִ֔ירve.Ha.tza.FirH6842had anotableחָז֖וּתcha.ZutH2380hornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161between hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

6And hecameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935to theramהָאַ֙יִל֙ha.'A.yilH352thathadבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167twohornsהַקְּרָנַ֔יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161, which I hadseenרָאִ֔יתִיra.'I.tiH7200standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theriverהָאֻבָ֑לha.'u.ValH180, andranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to him in thefuryבַּחֲמַ֥תba.cha.MatH2534of hispowerכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581.

7And Isawוּרְאִיתִ֞יוu.re.'i.TivH7200himcomeמַגִּ֣יעַ׀ma.Gi.a'H5060closetoאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681theramהָאַ֗יִלha.'A.yilH352, and he was moved withangerוַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤רvai.yit.mar.MarH4843against him, andsmoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352, andbrokeוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147hornsקְרָנָ֔יוke.ra.NavH7161: and there was nopowerכֹ֛חַKho.achH3581in theramבָּאַ֖יִלba.'A.yilH352tostandלַעֲמֹ֣דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but he cast himdownוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993to thegroundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776, andstampedוַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּvai.yir.me.Se.huH7429upon him: and there was none that coulddeliverמַצִּ֛ילma.TzilH5337theramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352out of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

8Therefore themaleוּצְפִ֥ירu.tze.FirH6842goatהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795becameveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatהִגְדִּ֣ילhig.DilH1431: and when he wasstrongוּכְעָצְמ֗וֹu.khe.'a.tze.MoH6105, thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419hornהַקֶּ֣רֶןha.Ke.renH7161wasbrokenנִשְׁבְּרָה֙nish.be.RahH7665; and in its stead cameupוַֽתַּעֲלֶ֜נָהva.ta.'a.Le.nahH5927fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702notableonesחָז֤וּתcha.ZutH2380toward thefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֥וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

9And out ofoneH259of them cameforthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318alittleH4704hornקֶֽרֶן־ke.ren-H7161, which becameexceedingיֶ֛תֶרYe.terH3499greatוַתִּגְדַּל־va.tig.dal-H1431, toward thesouthהַנֶּ֥גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, and toward theeastהַמִּזְרָ֖חha.miz.RachH4217, and toward thepleasantהַצֶּֽבִי׃ha.Tze.viH6643land .

10And it grewgreatוַתִּגְדַּ֖לva.tig.DalH1431, even to thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and it castdownוַתַּפֵּ֥לva.ta.PelH5307some of thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635and of thestarsהַכּוֹכָבִ֖יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andstampedוַֽתִּרְמְסֵֽם׃Va.tir.me.SemH7429upon them.

11Yea, hemagnifiedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself even to theprinceשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635, and by him thedailyהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrifice was takenawayהוּרַ֣םhe.rimH7311, and theplaceמְכ֥וֹןme.KhonH4349of hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃mik.da.ShoH4720was castdownוְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְve.hush.LakhH7993.

12And anhostוְצָבָ֛אve.tza.Va'H6635wasgivenתִּנָּתֵ֥ןti.na.TenH5414him against thedailyהַתָּמִ֖ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrifice by reason oftransgressionבְּפָ֑שַׁעbe.Fa.sha'H6588, and it castdownוְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְve.tash.LekhH7993thetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776; and itcontinuedוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213, andprosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחָה׃ve.hitz.Li.chahH6743.

13Then Iheardוָאֶשְׁמְעָ֥הva.'esh.me.'AhH8085oneאֶֽחָד־'e.chod-H259saintקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918speakingמְדַבֵּ֑רme.da.BerH1696, andanotherאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259saintקָד֜וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to thatcertainלַפַּֽלְמוֹנִ֣יla.pal.mo.NiH6422saint whospokeהַֽמְדַבֵּ֗רham.da.BerH1696, How long shall be thevisionהֶחָז֤וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377concerning thedailyהַתָּמִיד֙ha.ta.MidH8548sacrifice, and thetransgressionוְהַפֶּ֣שַׁעve.ha.Pe.sha'H6588ofdesolationשֹׁמֵ֔םsho.MemH8074, togiveתֵּ֛תtetH5414both thesanctuaryוְקֹ֥דֶשׁve.Ko.deshH6944and thehostוְצָבָ֖אve.tza.Va'H6635to be trodden underfootמִרְמָֽס׃mir.MasH4823?

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Until twothousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967daysעֶ֣רֶב בֹּ֔קֶר'E.rev Bo.kerH6153 H1242; then shall thesanctuaryקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944becleansedוְנִצְדַּ֖קve.nitz.DakH6663.

15And it came to pass, when I, even IDanielדָנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelH1840, hadseenבִּרְאֹתִ֛יbir.'o.TiH7200thevisionהֶחָז֑וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377, andsoughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣הva.'a.vak.ShahH1245for themeaningבִינָ֔הvi.NahH998, then, behold, therestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975before me one having theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of amanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397.

16And Iheardוָאֶשְׁמַ֥עva.'esh.Ma'H8085aman’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120voiceקוֹל־kol-H6963between the banks ofUlaiאוּלָ֑י'u.LaiH195, whichcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'ElH1403, makethisלְהַלָּ֖זle.ha.LazH1975man tounderstandהָבֵ֥ןha.VenH995thevisionהַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'EhH4758.

17So hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681where Istoodעָמְדִ֔י'a.me.DiH5977: and when hecameוּבְבֹא֣וֹu.ve.vo.'OH935, I wasafraidנִבְעַ֔תִּיniv.'A.tiH1204, andfellוָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.LahH5307upon myfaceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440: but hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Understandהָבֵ֣ןha.VenH995, Osonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120: for at thetimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of theendקֵ֥ץketzH7093shall be thevisionהֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.ZonH2377.

18Now as he wasspeakingוּבְדַבְּר֣וֹu.ve.da.be.RoH1696with me, I was in a deepsleepנִרְדַּ֥מְתִּיnir.Dam.tiH7290on myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440toward thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: but hetouchedוַיִּ֨גַּע־vai.Yi.ga'-H5060me, andsetוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִיvai.ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975meuprightעָמְדִֽי׃'a.me.DiH5977.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I will make theeknowמוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֔mo.di.'a.KhaH3045what shall be in the lastendבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319of theindignationהַזָּ֑עַםha.Za.'amH2195: for at the timeappointedלְמוֹעֵ֥דle.mo.'EdH4150theendקֵֽץ׃KetzH7093shall be .

20Theramהָאַ֥יִלha.'A.yilH352which thousawestרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200havingבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167twohornsהַקְּרָנָ֑יִםha.ke.ra.Na.yimH7161are thekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428ofMediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074andPersiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539.

21And theroughהַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'IrH8163goatוְהַצָּפִ֥ירve.ha.tza.FirH6842is thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGreeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120: and thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419hornוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.renH7161that is between hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869is thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now that beingbrokenוְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶתve.Ha.nish.Be.retH7665, thoughfourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702stoodupוַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975in its place,fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702kingdomsמַלְכֻי֛וֹתmal.khu.YotH4438shall standupיַעֲמֹ֖דְנָהya.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975out of thenationמִגּ֥וֹיmi.GoyH1471, but not in hispowerבְכֹחֽוֹ׃ve.kho.ChoH3581.

23And in the lattertimeוּֽבְאַחֲרִית֙u.ve.'a.cha.RitH319of theirkingdomמַלְכוּתָ֔םmal.khu.TamH4438, when thetransgressorsהַפֹּשְׁעִ֑יםha.posh.'ImH6586are come to thefullכְּהָתֵ֖םke.ha.TemH8552, akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428offierceעַז־'az-H5794countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440, andunderstandingוּמֵבִ֥יןu.me.VinH995darksentencesחִידֽוֹת׃chi.DotH2420, shall standupיַעֲמֹ֛דya.'a.ModH5975.

24And hispowerכֹּחוֹ֙ko.ChoH3581shall bemightyוְעָצַ֤םve.'a.TzamH6105, but not by his ownpowerבְכֹח֔וֹve.kho.ChoH3581: and he shalldestroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתyash.ChitH7843wonderfullyוְנִפְלָא֥וֹתve.nif.la.'otH6381, and shallprosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743, andcontinueוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213, and shalldestroyוְהִשְׁחִ֥יתve.hish.ChitH7843themightyעֲצוּמִ֖ים'a.tzu.MimH6099and theholyקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971.

25And through hispolicyשִׂכְל֗וֹsikh.LoH7922also he shall causedeceitמִרְמָה֙mir.MahH4820toprosperוְהִצְלִ֤יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and he shallmagnifyיַגְדִּ֔ילyag.DilH1431himself in hisheartוּבִלְבָב֣וֹu.vil.va.VoH3824, and bypeaceוּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuv.shal.VahH7962shalldestroyיַשְׁחִ֣יתyash.ChitH7843manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: he shall also standupיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975against thePrinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofprincesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269; but he shall bebrokenיִשָּׁבֵֽר׃yi.sha.VerH7665withoutוּבְאֶ֥פֶסu.ve.'E.fesH657handיָ֖דyadH3027.

26And thevisionוּמַרְאֵ֨הu.mar.'EhH4758of theeveningהָעֶ֧רֶבha.'E.revH6153and themorningוְהַבֹּ֛קֶרve.ha.Bo.kerH1242which wastoldנֶאֱמַ֖רne.'e.MarH559istrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571: therefore shut thouupסְתֹ֣םse.TomH5640thevisionהֶֽחָז֔וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377; for it shall be formanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227daysלְיָמִ֥יםle.ya.MimH3117.

27And IDanielדָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelH1840faintedנִהְיֵ֤יתִיnih.Yei.tiH1961, and wassickוְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.tiH2470certaindaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117; afterward Iroseוָאָק֕וּםva.'a.KumH6965, anddidוָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399; and I wasastonishedוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.MemH8074at thevisionהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758, but noneunderstoodמֵבִֽין׃ פme.VinH995it .

Commentaries on Daniel 8

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