Daniel

Daniel 9:3–4

3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotiond to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Footnotes

  • d 9:4 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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Daniel 9:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So I turned my attentionוָאֶתְּנָ֣הwā·’et·tə·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
to seek Himלְבַקֵּ֥שׁlə·ḇaq·qêšPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1245 seek
by prayerתְּפִלָּ֖הtə·p̄il·lāhNoun - feminine singularH8605 prayer
and petitionוְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםwə·ṯa·ḥă·nū·nîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH8469 supplication for favour
with fastingבְּצ֖וֹםbə·ṣō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6685 fasting, fast
sackclothוְשַׂ֥קwə·śaqConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH8242 sack, sackcloth
and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃wā·’ê·p̄erConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH665 ashes

Daniel 9:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛הwā·’eṯ·pal·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
and confessedוָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑הwā·’eṯ·wad·dehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH3034 throw, cast
Oאָנָּ֤א’ān·nāInterjectionH577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee!
Lordאֲדֹנָי֙’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙hag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אwə·han·nō·w·rāConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3372 fear
Godהָאֵ֤לhā·’êlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH410 god
who keepsשֹׁמֵ֤רšō·mêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
His covenantהַבְּרִית֙hab·bə·rîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
of loving devotionוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדwə·ha·ḥe·seḏConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
to those who love Himלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוlə·’ō·hă·ḇāwPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH157 love
and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יū·lə·šō·mə·rêConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
His commandmentsמִצְוֺתָֽיו׃miṣ·wō·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4687 commandment

Cross-references

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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

Daniel 9:4 Romans 8:28 · Exodus 20:6 · Deuteronomy 5:10 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Daniel 9:5–12 · Jeremiah 32:17–19 · 2 Chronicles 7:14 · Nehemiah 9:32 · Deuteronomy 7:9 · 1 Kings 8:23 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Deuteronomy 7:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.