Daniel 9:23

“At the beginning of your supplications a word went out, and I have come to declare it, for you are greatly loved; so understand the word and comprehend the vision.”

Daniel 9:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 9:23, word by word

At the beginningתְחִלַּתtechilat

beginning

Beginning, start; "at first".

Where else “techilat” appears
of your supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֶיtachanune

supplication

Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."

Where else “tachanune” appears
a wordדָבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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went outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

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have comeבָּאתִיbati

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to declare itהַגִּידhagid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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are greatly lovedחֲמוּדוֹתchamudot

precious

What is desirable, valuable.

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so understandבִיןvin

understand

To understand, realize.

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the visionמַּרְאֶהmare

vision

A vision God gives, which must be understood.

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The context

22And he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “Daniel, now I have come out to give you insight and understanding.

23 · This verse (above)

24Seventy weeks are decreed concerning your people and concerning your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to put an end to sin, and to make expiation for iniquity, and to bring in eternal righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

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