And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do you knowהֲיָדַעְתָּwhyלָמָּהI have comeבָּאתִיto you?אֵלֶיךָAnd nowוְעַתָּהI will returnאָשׁוּבto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst the princeעִם שַׂרof Persia;פָּרָסand Iוַאֲנִיam going out,יוֹצֵאand look,וְהִנֵּהthe princeשַׂרof Javanיָוָןis coming.בָּא
Daniel 10:20
Study it in the app“And he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and I am going out, and look, the prince of Javan is coming.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 10:20, 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- “Do you knowיָדַעְתָּyadata
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadata” appears- I have comeבָּאתִיbati
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bati” appears- I will returnאָשׁוּבashuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “ashuv” appears- to fightהִלָּחֵםhilachem
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appears- against the princeשַׂרsar
nobleman
Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.
Where else “sar” appears- of Persiaפָּרָסparas
Persia
See it on the mapWhere else “paras” appears- am going outיוֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- of Javanיָוָןyavan
Javan
Javan, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).
Where else “yavan” appears
Places in this verse
Persia
Today: Iran
An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.
Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).
The context
19And he said, “Do not fear, man greatly loved; peace to you; be strong, yes, be strong.” And when he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
20 · This verse (above)
21But I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. And there is no one who holds strongly with me against these except Michael, your prince.