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And I setוָאֶתְּנָהmy faceאֶת פָּנַיtoward Adonaiאֶל אֲדֹנָיElohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםto seek himלְבַקֵּשׁby prayerתְּפִלָּהand supplications,וְתַחֲנוּנִיםwith fastingבְּצוֹםand sackclothוְשַׂקand ashes.וָאֵפֶר
Daniel 9:3
Study it in the app“And I set my face toward Adonai Elohim, to seek him by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 9:3, word by word
- And I setאֶתְּנָetna
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “etna” appears- my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- toward Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to seek himבַקֵּשׁvakesh
seek God
To turn to YHWH to find him: to come to him and long for his presence.
Where else “vakesh” appears- by prayerתְּפִלָּהtefila
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefila” appears- and supplicationsתַחֲנוּנִיםtachanunim
supplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanunim” appears- with fastingצוֹםtsom
fast
Fast: going without food for a time, as a sign of mourning, of sorrow for sin, or of pleading with God.
Where else “tsom” appears- and sackclothשַׂקsak
sackcloth
Rough cloth worn in mourning.
Where else “sak” appears- and ashesאֵפֶרefer
ashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears
The context
2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood in the books the number of the years that, as the word of YHWH came to the prophet Jeremiah, were to be fulfilled for the ruins of Jerusalem: seventy years.
3 · This verse (above)
4And I prayed to YHWH my Elohim and made confession and said, “Please, Adonai, the great and awesome El, who keeps the covenant and loyal love for those who love him and keep his commandments,