Daniel

Daniel 9:2

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

Footnotes

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

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.