Daniel

Daniel 10:9–10

⁹I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.

¹⁰Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I heard	וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע	wā·’eš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the sound	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of his words	דְּבָרָ֑יו	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
and as I listened	וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙	ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H8085 hear
I	וַאֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
fell into a deep sleep	נִרְדָּ֥ם	nir·dām	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7290 be in, or fall into, heavy sleep
with my face	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Suddenly	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a hand	יָ֖ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
touched	נָ֣גְעָה	nā·ḡə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
me	בִּ֑י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and set me trembling	וַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִי	wat·tə·nî·‘ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my hands	וְכַפּ֥וֹת	wə·ḵap·pō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and knees	בִּרְכַּ֖י	bir·kay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H1290 knee

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Daniel 10:9 Daniel 8:18 · Genesis 15:12 · Job 4:13 · Song of Solomon 5:2 · Luke 9:32 · Genesis 2:21 · Luke 22:45

Daniel 10:10 Revelation 1:17 · Jeremiah 1:9 · Daniel 8:18 · Daniel 10:16 · Daniel 10:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.