Daniel
Daniel 7:9
9As I continued to watch,
thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took His seat.
His clothing was white as snow,
and the hair of His head was like pure wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| I continued | הֲוֵ֗ית | hă·wêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| to watch | חָזֵ֣ה | ḥā·zêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| thrones | כָרְסָוָן֙ | ḵā·rə·sā·wān | Noun - masculine plural | H3764 throne |
| were set in place | רְמִ֔יו | rə·mîw | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H7412 throw, set, assess |
| and the Ancient | וְעַתִּ֥יק | wə·‘at·tîq | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6268 advanced, aged |
| of Days | יוֹמִ֖ין | yō·w·mîn | Noun - masculine plural | H3118 day |
| took His seat | יְתִ֑ב | yə·ṯiḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3488 sit, dwell |
| His clothing | לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀ | lə·ḇū·šêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3831 garment |
| was white | חִוָּ֗ר | ḥiw·wār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2358 white |
| as snow | כִּתְלַ֣ג | kiṯ·laḡ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H8517 snow |
| and the hair | וּשְׂעַ֤ר | ū·śə·‘ar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8177 hair |
| of His head | רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ | rê·šêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7217 head |
| was like pure | נְקֵ֔א | nə·qê | Adjective - masculine singular | H5343 clean, pure |
| wool | כַּעֲמַ֣ר | ka·‘ă·mar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H6015 wool |
| His throne | כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ | kā·rə·sə·yêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3764 throne |
| was flaming | שְׁבִיבִ֣ין | šə·ḇî·ḇîn | Noun - masculine plural | H7631 flame |
| with fire | נ֔וּר | nūr | Noun - common singular | H5135 fire |
| and its wheels | גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי | gal·gil·lō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1535 wheel |
| were all ablaze | דָּלִֽק׃ | dā·liq | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1815 burn |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 1:14 · Mark 9:3 · Daniel 7:13 · Matthew 17:2 · Daniel 7:22 · Micah 5:2 · Revelation 19:18–20:4 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 · Ezekiel 1:13–21 · Ezekiel 10:2–7 · Philippians 3:9 · Daniel 2:44–45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.