And I,וַאֲנִיDaniel,דָנִיֵּאלwas overcomeנִהְיֵיתִיand was sickוְנֶחֱלֵיתִיfor some days;יָמִיםthen I roseוָאָקוּםand didוָאֶעֱשֶׂהthe workאֶת מְלֶאכֶתof the king;הַמֶּלֶךְand I was appalledוָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵםby the vision,עַל הַמַּרְאֶהand no oneוְאֵיןunderstood it.מֵבִין
Daniel 8:27
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:27, word by word
- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."
Where else “daniyel” appears- was overcomeנִהְיֵיתִיnihyeti
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “nihyeti” appears- and was sickנֶחֱלֵיתִיnecheleti
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “necheleti” appears- for some daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- then I roseאָקוּםakum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “akum” appears- and didאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and I was appalledאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵםeshtomem
be appalled
To be struck with dread at the ruin.
Where else “eshtomem” appears- by the visionמַּרְאֶהmare
vision
A vision God gives, which must be understood.
Where else “mare” appears- understood itמֵבִיןmevin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “mevin” appears
The context
26And 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.”
27 · This verse (above)