while I was stillוְעוֹד אֲנִיspeakingמְדַבֵּרin prayer,בַּתְּפִלָּהthe manוְהָאִישׁGabriel,גַּבְרִיאֵלwhomאֲשֶׁרI had seenרָאִיתִיin the visionבֶחָזוֹןat the first,בַּתְּחִלָּהflyingמֻעָףswiftly,בִּיעָףtouchedנֹגֵעַmeאֵלַיabout the timeכְּעֵתof the eveningעָרֶבoffering.מִנְחַת
Daniel 9:21
Study it in the app“while 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 9:21, word by word
- speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears- in prayerתְּפִלָּהtefila
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefila” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵלgavriel
Gabriel
Gabriel: a messenger of God who explains visions to Daniel. The name means "man of El" or "El is my strength".
Where else “gavriel” appears- I had seenרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- in the visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- at the firstתְּחִלָּהtechila
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techila” appears- flyingמֻעָףmuaf
fly
To move through the air very swiftly.
Where else “muaf” appears- swiftlyיעָףyaf
weariness; swift flight
Weariness; or a swift flight (the exact sense is uncertain).
Where else “yaf” appears- touchedנֹגֵעַnogea
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “nogea” appears- about the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of the eveningעָרֶבarev
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 “arev” appears- offeringמִנְחַתminchat
offering
An offering to God.
Where else “minchat” appears
Translation note
“Flying swiftly”: it can also be understood “worn out with weariness,” said of Daniel.
The context
20And 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,
21 · This verse (above)
22And he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “Daniel, now I have come out to give you insight and understanding.