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And the visionוּמַרְאֵהof the eveningהָעֶרֶבand the morningוְהַבֹּקֶרthatאֲשֶׁרhas been toldנֶאֱמַרisהוּאtrue;אֱמֶתand you,וְאַתָּהkeep secretסְתֹםthe vision,הֶחָזוֹןforכִּיit is for manyרַבִּיםdays.”לְיָמִים
Daniel 8:26
Study it in the app“And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been told is true; and you, keep secret the vision, for it is for many days.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:26, word by word
- And the visionמַרְאֵהmare
vision
A vision God gives, which must be understood.
Where else “mare” appears- of the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- and the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- has been toldנֶאֱמַרneemar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “neemar” appears- trueאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- keep secretסְתֹםsetom
keep secret
To keep something shut and out of sight, like a secret no one knows.
Where else “setom” appears- the visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- it is for manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
25And by his cunning he will make deceit prosper in his hand, and in his heart he will make himself great, and in their ease he will destroy many; and against the Prince of princes he will stand up; but without hand he will be broken.
26 · This verse (above)
27And I, Daniel, was overcome and was sick for some days; then I rose and did the work of the king; and I was appalled by the vision, and no one understood it.