Daniel

Daniel 8:17–18

¹⁷As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown.

“Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

¹⁸While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.

Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,

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Daniel 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As he came	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
near	אֵ֣צֶל	’ê·ṣel	Preposition	H681 conjunction, proximity
to where I stood	עָמְדִ֔י	‘ā·mə·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5977 standing-place
I was terrified	נִבְעַ֔תִּי	niḇ·‘at·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify
and fell	וָאֶפְּלָ֖ה	wā·’ep·pə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
facedown	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
he said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
understand	הָבֵ֣ן	hā·ḇên	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H995 discern
that	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the vision	הֶחָזֽוֹן׃	he·ḥā·zō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2377 vision
concerns the time	לְעֶת־	lə·‘eṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of the end	קֵ֥ץ	qêṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H7093 end

Daniel 8:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While he was speaking	וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ	ū·ḇə·ḏab·bə·rōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
with me	עִמִּ֔י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
I fell into a deep sleep	נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי	nir·dam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7290 be in, or fall into, heavy sleep
with	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my face	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to the ground	אָ֑רְצָה	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Then he touched	וַיִּ֨גַּע־	way·yig·ga‘-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
me	בִּ֔י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
helped me to my feet	וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִי	way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand

Cross-references

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

Daniel 8:17 Daniel 8:19 · Daniel 12:4 · Revelation 1:17 · Habakkuk 2:3 · Daniel 11:40 · Daniel 12:13 · Daniel 11:35–36 · Revelation 22:8 · Ezekiel 1:28–2:1

Daniel 8:18 Daniel 10:18 · Daniel 10:16 · Luke 9:32 · Ezekiel 2:2 · Daniel 10:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.