Daniel 8:2

“And I saw in the vision, and it happened, when I saw, that I was in Susa the fortress, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.”

Daniel 8:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 8:2, word by word

And I sawאֶרְאֶהere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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in the visionחָזוֹןchazon

vision

Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.

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and it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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in Susaשׁוּשַׁןshushan

Susa

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the fortressבִּירָהbira

palace, citadel

Palace, fortress, citadel: a large, strong building. In Chronicles it is said of the house of God in Jerusalem; in Nehemiah and Esther, of a city's citadel.

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in the provinceמְּדִינָהmedina

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

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of Elamעֵילָםelam

Elam

Elam, a son of Shem; also the country east of Mesopotamia; also several Israelites.

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by the riverאוּבַלuval

stream, canal

Stream, canal: a watercourse.

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Ulaiאוּלָיulay

Ulai

Ulai: a river or canal by Susa in Elam.

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Places in this verse

Susa
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Susa

    Today: Susa (Shush), southwestern Iran

    The winter capital of the Persian kings, in what is now southwest Iran.

    Nehemiah served the king at Susa (Neh 1:1), and Esther became queen there and saved her people (Esth 1:2; 4:16).

    Nehemiah 1:1Esther 1:2Daniel 8:2Esther 3:15

The context

1In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at the first.

2 · This verse (above)

3And I lifted my eyes and saw, and look, a ram standing before the river, and it had two horns; and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

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