Daniel 10:19

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אַל־תִּירָ֧א אִישׁ־חֲמֻד֛וֹת שָׁל֥וֹם לָ֖ךְ חֲזַ֣ק וַחֲזָ֑ק וּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹ עִמִּי֙ הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּי וָאֹֽמְרָ֛הּ יְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י כִּ֥י חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Wayyōʾmer ʾal-tîrāʾ ʾîsh-ḥămudôt, shālôm to-you, ḥăzaq and-ḥăzāq; and-in-dabbərô with-me hitḥazzaqtî wāʾōmrāh yədabbēr ʾădōnî for ḥizzaqtānî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾal*: negative particle with jussive - do not
• *tîrāʾ*: verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular - fear
• *ʾîsh*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
• *ḥămudôt*: noun, feminine plural - desires/preciousness
• *shālôm*: noun, masculine singular - peace
• *ḥăzaq*: verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - be strong
• *ḥăzāq*: verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - be strong
• *dabbərô*: verb, Piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his speaking
• *hitḥazzaqtî*: verb, Hithpael perfect, 1st person singular - I strengthened myself
• *wāʾōmrāh*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 1st person singular - and I said
• *yədabbēr*: verb, Piel imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him speak
• *ʾădōnî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
• *ḥizzaqtānî*: verb, Piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have strengthened me

Word Meanings

• *ʾîsh-ḥămudôt*: man of preciousness/beloved man/treasured man
• *shālôm lāk*: peace to you/well-being be yours
• *ḥăzaq waḥăzāq*: be strong and be strong/strengthen yourself (emphatic repetition)
• *hitḥazzaqtî*: I strengthened myself/I gained strength/I was encouraged
• *yədabbēr ʾădōnî*: let my lord speak/may my lord speak

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:9 : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
• Isa 35:4 : 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
• Judg 6:23 : 23 And Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
• Josh 1:6-7 : 6 Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
• Dan 9:23 : 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.
• Dan 10:11-12 : 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words' sake.
• 2 Cor 12:9 : 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
• Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
• 1 Sam 3:9-9 : 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Isa 41:14 : 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
• Dan 10:18 : 18 Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
• Hag 2:4 : 4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Jehovah; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Jehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith Jehovah of hosts,
• Zech 8:9 : 9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
• Zech 8:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.
• Luke 24:36-38 : 36 And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?
• John 11:3 : 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
• John 11:5 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
• John 11:36 : 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!
• John 15:9-9 : 9 Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and [that] your joy may be made full. 12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
• John 16:33 : 33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• John 19:26 : 26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
• John 21:20 : 20 Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.