Daniel
Daniel 8:5
5As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As I | וַאֲנִ֣י׀ | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| was | הָיִ֣יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| contemplating all this | מֵבִ֗ין | mê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| suddenly | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a goat | צְפִיר־ | ṣə·p̄îr- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6842 he-goat |
| with a prominent | חָז֖וּת | ḥā·zūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2380 vision, conspicuousness |
| horn | קֶ֥רֶן | qe·ren | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7161 horn |
| between | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| his eyes | עֵינָֽיו׃ | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| came | בָּ֤א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| out of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the west | הַֽמַּעֲרָב֙ | ham·ma·‘ă·rāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4628 west |
| crossing | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the surface | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the entire | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| without | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| touching | נוֹגֵ֖עַ | nō·w·ḡê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| the ground | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.