Daniel
Daniel 8:3
3Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I lifted up | וָאֶשָּׂ֤א | wā·’eś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| my eyes | עֵינַי֙ | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| and saw | וָאֶרְאֶ֔ה | wā·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a ram | אַ֣יִל | ’a·yil | Noun - masculine singular | H352 ram |
| with | וְל֣וֹ | wə·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| two horns | קְרָנָ֑יִם | qə·rā·nā·yim | Noun - fd | H7161 horn |
| standing | עֹמֵ֛ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| beside | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the canal | הָאֻבָ֖ל | hā·’u·ḇāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H180 stream, river |
| The horns | וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִם | wə·haq·qə·rā·na·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - fd | H7161 horn |
| were long | גְּבֹה֗וֹת | gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1364 high, exalted |
| but one | וְהָאַחַת֙ | wə·hā·’a·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| was longer | גְּבֹהָ֣ה | gə·ḇō·hāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the other | הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית | haš·šê·nîṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8145 second |
| and the longer | וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔ה | wə·hag·gə·ḇō·hāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| one grew up | עֹלָ֖ה | ‘ō·lāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| later | בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ | bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H314 coming after |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.