Daniel 8:27

“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.”

Daniel 8:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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was overcomeנִהְיֵיתִיnihyeti

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and was sickנֶחֱלֵיתִיnecheleti

be sick

To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.

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for some daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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then I roseאָקוּםakum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and didאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

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of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and I was appalledאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵםeshtomem

be appalled

To be struck with dread at the ruin.

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by the visionמַּרְאֶהmare

vision

A vision God gives, which must be understood.

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understood itמֵבִיןmevin

understand

To understand, realize.

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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.”

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