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And howוְהֵיךְcanיוּכַלthe servantעֶבֶדof thisזֶהmy lordאֲדֹנִיspeakלְדַבֵּרwith thisזֶהmy lord?עִם אֲדֹנִיAs for me,וַאֲנִיfrom now onמֵעַתָּהnoלֹאstrengthכֹחַremainsיַעֲמָדin me,בִּיand noלֹאbreathוּנְשָׁמָהis leftנִשְׁאֲרָהin me.”בִי
Daniel 10:17
Study it in the app“And how can the servant of this my lord speak with this my lord? As for me, from now on no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 10:17, word by word
- And howהֵיךְhech
how?
How?: a question word, a rare form of the more usual one in Hebrew.
Where else “hech” appears- canיוּכַלyuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appears- the servantעֶבֶדeved
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “eved” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- speakדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- strengthכֹחַchoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choach” appears- remainsיַעֲמָדyaamad
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “yaamad” appears- breathנְשָׁמָהneshama
breath
The puff of life God gave; "every living thing that draws air".
Where else “neshama” appears- is leftנִשְׁאֲרָהnishara
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishara” appears
The context
16And look, one with the likeness of human beings was touching my lips, and I opened my mouth and spoke and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision my pangs have turned upon me, and I have not retained strength.
17 · This verse (above)
18And again one with the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.