Daniel

Daniel 9:2–3

²in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.^c ³So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Footnotes

c 9:2 See Jeremiah 25:11–12|JER 25:11-12and Jeremiah 29:10.

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Daniel 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in the first	אַחַת֙	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
year	בִּשְׁנַ֤ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of his reign	לְמָלְכ֔וֹ	lə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
Daniel	דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל	dā·nî·yêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1841 Daniel
understood	בִּינֹ֖תִי	bî·nō·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H995 discern
from the sacred books	בַּסְּפָרִ֑ים	bas·sə·p̄ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
according to the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמִיָ֣ה	yir·mi·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
that the desolation	לְחָרְב֥וֹת	lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
would last	לְמַלֹּ֛אות	lə·mal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4390 be full, fill
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Daniel 9:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I turned my attention	וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה	wā·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Lord	אֲדֹנָי֙	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to seek Him	לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
by prayer	תְּפִלָּ֖ה	tə·p̄il·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8605 prayer
and petition	וְתַחֲנוּנִ֑ים	wə·ṯa·ḥă·nū·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8469 supplication for favour
with fasting	בְּצ֖וֹם	bə·ṣō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
sackcloth	וְשַׂ֥ק	wə·śaq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and ashes	וָאֵֽפֶר׃	wā·’ê·p̄er	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes

Cross-references

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Daniel 9:2 Jeremiah 29:10 · Jeremiah 25:11–12 · 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Zechariah 7:5 · Revelation 1:3 · 2 Peter 1:19–21 · Ezra 1:1 · Micah 3:12 · Isaiah 64:10 · Jeremiah 25:18 · Isaiah 6:11–12 · Jeremiah 7:34

Daniel 9:3 Jeremiah 29:10–13 · Jeremiah 33:3 · James 5:16–18 · Nehemiah 1:4–11 · Esther 4:16 · Ezra 9:5 · James 4:8–10 · Ezra 10:6 · Ezra 8:21 · Psalm 35:13 · Psalm 102:13–17 · Acts 10:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.