Daniel
Daniel 9:3
3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.