Daniel
Daniel 8:27
27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | וַאֲנִ֣י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| Daniel | דָנִיֵּ֗אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| was exhausted | נִהְיֵ֤יתִי | nih·yê·ṯî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| and lay ill | וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ | wə·ne·ḥĕ·lê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| for days | יָמִ֔ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| Then I got up | וָאָק֕וּם | wā·’ā·qūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and went about | וָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה | wā·’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| business | מְלֶ֣אכֶת | mə·le·ḵeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4399 occupation, work |
| I was confounded | וָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם | wā·’eš·tō·w·mêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the vision | הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה | ham·mar·’eh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| it was beyond | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| understanding | מֵבִֽין׃פ | mê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.