And he cameוַיָּבֹאnear where I stood;אֵצֶל עָמְדִיand when he came,וּבְבֹאוֹI was terrifiedנִבְעַתִּיand fellוָאֶפְּלָהon my face;עַל פָּנָיand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Understand,הָבֵןsonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthatכִּיthe visionהֶחָזוֹןis for the timeלְעֶתof the end.”קֵץ
Daniel 8:17
Study it in the app“And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified and fell on my face; and he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:17, word by word
- And he cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- near where I stoodאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- near where I stoodעָמְדִamdi
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amdi” appears- I was terrifiedנִבְעַתִּיnivati
terrify, frighten
To terrify, to startle suddenly, to fill with dread.
Where else “nivati” appears- and fellאֶפְּלָepla
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “epla” appears- on my faceפָּנָpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Understandהָבֵןhaven
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “haven” appears- sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- the visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- is for the timeעֶתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of the endקֵץkets
end
What comes when something finishes: "some days later".
Where else “kets” appears
The context
16And I heard a man’s voice between the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And while he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep on my face to the ground; and he touched me and made me stand where I stood.