And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Do notאַלfear,תִּירָאDaniel,דָנִיֵּאלforכִּיfrom the firstמִן הָרִאשׁוֹןdayהַיּוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרyou setנָתַתָּyour heartאֶת לִבְּךָto understandלְהָבִיןand to humble yourselfוּלְהִתְעַנּוֹתbeforeלִפְנֵיyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָyour wordsדְבָרֶיךָwere heard,נִשְׁמְעוּand Iוַאֲנִיhave comeבָאתִיbecause of your words.בִּדְבָרֶיךָ
Daniel 10:12
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your Elohim, your words were heard, and I have come because of your words.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 10:12, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- fearתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."
Where else “daniyel” appears- from the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- you setנָתַתָּnatata
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natata” appears- your heartלִבְּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- to understandהָבִיןhavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “havin” appears- and to humble yourselfהִתְעַנּוֹתhitanot
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “hitanot” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- your wordsדְבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- were heardנִשְׁמְעוּnishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishmu” appears- have comeבָאתִיvati
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vati” appears
The context
11And he said to me, “Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I am speaking to you, and stand where you stand, for now I have been sent to you.” And when he spoke with me this word, I stood up trembling.
12 · This verse (above)
13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing against me twenty-one days; and look, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I was left there beside the kings of Persia.