And while I was stillוְעוֹד אֲנִיspeakingמְדַבֵּרand prayingוּמִתְפַּלֵּלand confessingוּמִתְוַדֶּהmy sinחַטָּאתִיand the sinוְחַטַּאתof my peopleעַמִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand presentingוּמַפִּילmy supplicationתְּחִנָּתִיbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohimאֱלֹהַיfor the holyעַל קֹדֶשׁmountainהַרof my Elohim,אֱלֹהָי
Daniel 9:20
Study it in the app“And while I was still speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before YHWH my Elohim for the holy mountain of my Elohim,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 9:20, word by word
- speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears- and prayingמִתְפַּלֵּלmitpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “mitpalel” appears- and confessingמִתְוַדֶּהmitvade
confess
To own aloud before God and others one's own sins.
Where else “mitvade” appears- my sinחַטָּאתִchatati
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatati” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and presentingמַפִּילmapil
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “mapil” appears- my supplicationתְּחִנָּתִtechinati
plea
A request asking for mercy.
Where else “techinati” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- for the holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- mountainהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears
The context
19Adonai, hear! Adonai, forgive! Adonai, pay attention and act; do not delay, for your own sake, my Elohim, because your name is called over your city and over your people.”
20 · This verse (above)
21while I was still speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.