Daniel
Daniel 8:15
15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| While | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| Daniel | דָנִיֵּ֖אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| was watching | בִּרְאֹתִ֛י | bir·’ō·ṯî | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7200 see |
| the vision | הֶחָז֑וֹן | he·ḥā·zō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2377 vision |
| and trying to | וָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣ה | wā·’ă·ḇaq·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H1245 seek |
| understand it | בִינָ֔ה | ḇî·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
| there | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| stood | עֹמֵ֥ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before me | לְנֶגְדִּ֖י | lə·neḡ·dî | Preposition-l; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| one having the appearance | כְּמַרְאֵה־ | kə·mar·’êh- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| of a man | גָֽבֶר׃ | ḡā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.