Daniel

Daniel 9:24–25

²⁴Seventy weeks^e are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.^f

²⁵Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah,^g the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.

Footnotes

e 9:24 Or Seventy sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26
f 9:24 Or the Holy of Holies or the Most Holy One; literally the Most Holy
g 9:25 Or the Anointed One; also in verse 26

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Daniel 9:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Seventy	שִׁבְעִ֜ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
weeks	שָׁבֻעִ֨ים	šā·ḇu·‘îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7620 period of seven
are decreed	נֶחְתַּ֥ךְ	neḥ·taḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2852 divide, determine
for	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your people	עַמְּךָ֣׀	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
and your holy	קָדְשֶׁ֗ךָ	qāḏ·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
city	עִ֣יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
to stop	לְכַלֵּ֨א	lə·ḵal·lê	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
their transgression	הַפֶּ֜שַׁע	hap·pe·ša‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6588 transgression
to put an end	וּלַחְתֹּם	ū·laḥ·tōm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
to sin	חַטָּאוֹת	ḥaṭ·ṭå̄·ʾōṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
to make atonement	וּלְכַפֵּ֣ר	ū·lə·ḵap·pêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for iniquity	עָוֺ֔ן	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
to bring in	וּלְהָבִ֖יא	ū·lə·hā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
everlasting	עֹֽלָמִ֑ים	‘ō·lā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
righteousness	צֶ֣דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6664 rightness, righteousness
to seal up	וְלַחְתֹּם֙	wə·laḥ·tōm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
vision	חָז֣וֹן	ḥā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H2377 vision
and prophecy	וְנָבִ֔יא	wə·nā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and to anoint	וְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַ	wə·lim·šō·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4886 smear, anoint
the Most Holy	קֹ֥דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity

Daniel 9:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Know	וְתֵדַ֨ע	wə·ṯê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
and understand this	וְתַשְׂכֵּ֜ל	wə·ṯaś·kêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7919 be prudent
From	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the issuance	מֹצָ֣א	mō·ṣā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
of the decree	דָבָ֗ר	ḏā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to restore	לְהָשִׁיב֙	lə·hā·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
and rebuild	וְלִבְנ֤וֹת	wə·liḇ·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Messiah	מָשִׁ֣יחַ	mā·šî·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4899 anointed
the Prince	נָגִ֔יד	nā·ḡîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5057 leader
there will be seven	שִׁבְעָ֑ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
weeks	שָׁבֻעִ֖ים	šā·ḇu·‘îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7620 period of seven
and sixty-two	שִׁשִּׁ֣ים	šiš·šîm	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
weeks	וְשָׁבֻעִ֞ים	wə·šā·ḇu·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H7620 period of seven
It will be rebuilt	תָּשׁוּב֙	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
with streets	רְח֣וֹב	rə·ḥō·wḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
and a trench	וְחָר֔וּץ	wə·ḥā·rūṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2742 sharp, diligent
but in times	הָעִתִּֽים׃	hā·‘it·tîm	Article; Noun - common plural	H6256 time
of distress	וּבְצ֖וֹק	ū·ḇə·ṣō·wq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6695 constraint, distress

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Daniel 9:24 Hebrews 9:11–14 · Romans 5:10 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Isaiah 51:6 · Isaiah 61:1 · Leviticus 25:8 · Numbers 14:34 · Isaiah 56:1 · Psalm 2:6 · Acts 3:22 · Isaiah 51:8 · Psalm 45:7

Daniel 9:25 Ezra 4:24 · John 1:41 · Isaiah 9:6 · John 4:25 · Isaiah 55:4 · Daniel 8:25 · Nehemiah 6:15 · Nehemiah 4:16–18 · Nehemiah 4:8 · Micah 5:2 · Nehemiah 2:1–8 · Nehemiah 3:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.