Daniel 7:2

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{ "verseID": "Daniel.7.2", "source": "עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃", "text": "*ʿānēh* *dāniyyēʾl* and-*ʾāmar*, *ḥāzēh* *hăwēyt* in-*ḥezwî* with-*lēyləyāʾ*; and-*ʾărû* *ʾarbaʿ* *rûḥê* *šəmayyāʾ* *məgîḥān* to-*yammāʾ* *rabbāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿānēh*": "verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - answered", "*dāniyyēʾl*": "proper noun - Daniel", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said", "*ḥāzēh*": "verb, participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*hăwēyt*": "verb, perfect, 1st person singular - I was", "*ḥezwî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my vision", "*lēyləyāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the night", "*ʾărû*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number, feminine - four", "*rûḥê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - winds of", "*šəmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural + definite article - the heavens", "*məgîḥān*": "verb, participle, feminine plural - breaking forth/stirring up", "*yammāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the sea", "*rabbāʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great" }, "variants": { "*ʿānēh*": "answered/responded/began speaking", "*ḥāzēh*": "seeing/beholding/perceiving", "*hăwēyt*": "I was/I became", "*ḥezwî*": "my vision/my sight", "*ʾărû*": "behold/lo", "*rûḥê*": "winds/spirits", "*məgîḥān*": "breaking forth/stirring up/bursting forth" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃

Transliteration

ʿānēh dāniyyēʾl and-ʾāmar, ḥāzēh hăwēyt in-ḥezwî with-lēyləyāʾ; and-ʾărû ʾarbaʿ rûḥê šəmayyāʾ məgîḥān to-yammāʾ rabbāʾ.

Grammar Details

• *ʿānēh*: verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - answered
• *dāniyyēʾl*: proper noun - Daniel
• *ʾāmar*: verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *ḥāzēh*: verb, participle, masculine singular - seeing
• *hăwēyt*: verb, perfect, 1st person singular - I was
• *ḥezwî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my vision
• *lēyləyāʾ*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the night
• *ʾărû*: demonstrative particle - behold
• *ʾarbaʿ*: cardinal number, feminine - four
• *rûḥê*: noun, feminine plural construct - winds of
• *šəmayyāʾ*: noun, masculine plural + definite article - the heavens
• *məgîḥān*: verb, participle, feminine plural - breaking forth/stirring up
• *yammāʾ*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the sea
• *rabbāʾ*: adjective, masculine singular - great

Word Meanings

• *ʿānēh*: answered/responded/began speaking
• *ḥāzēh*: seeing/beholding/perceiving
• *hăwēyt*: I was/I became
• *ḥezwî*: my vision/my sight
• *ʾărû*: behold/lo
• *rûḥê*: winds/spirits
• *məgîḥān*: breaking forth/stirring up/bursting forth

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Daniel declared, 'I saw in my vision during the night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  niel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Daniel spake, and sayde: I sawe in my vision by nyght, and beholde: the foure wyndes of ye heauen stroue vpon the see,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Daniel spake and saide, I sawe in my vision by night, and behold, the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the great sea:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Daniel spake and saide: I sawe in my vision by night, and beholde, the foure windes of heauen stroue vpon the great sea,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Answered hath Daniel and said, `I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I had a vision by night, and saw the four winds of heaven violently moving the great sea.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Daniel explained:“I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 7:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Revelation.7.1", "source": "Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους ἑστῶτας ἐπὶ τὰς τέσσαρας γωνίας τῆς γῆς, κρατοῦντας τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τῆς γῆς, ἵνα μὴ πνέῃ ἄνεμος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, μήτε ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης, μήτε ἐπὶ πᾶν δένδρον.", "text": "And *meta* these [things] *eidon* four *angelous* *hestōtas* upon the four *gōnias* of the *gēs*, *kratountas* the four *anemous* of the *gēs*, so that not *pneē* *anemos* upon the *gēs*, nor upon the *thalassēs*, nor upon any *dendron*.", "grammar": { "*meta*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I saw", "*angelous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - angels/messengers", "*hestōtas*": "perfect active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - standing/having stood", "*gōnias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - corners/angles", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*kratountas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - holding/restraining", "*anemous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - winds", "*pneē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might blow", "*anemos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wind", "*thalassēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sea", "*dendron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - tree" }, "variants": { "*meta*": "after/beyond", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground/territory", "*gōnias*": "corners/angles/quarters", "*kratountas*": "holding/restraining/controlling", "*pneē*": "blow/breathe" } }
• Rev 17:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Revelation.17.15", "source": "Καὶ λέγει μοι, Τὰ ὕδατα ἃ εἶδες, οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται, λαοὶ, καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσὶν, καὶ ἔθνη, καὶ γλῶσσαι.", "text": "And *legei* to me, The *hydata* which *eides*, where the *pornē* *kathētai*, *laoi*, and *ochloi* *eisin*, and *ethnē*, and *glōssai*.", "grammar": { "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says", "*hydata*": "nominative plural neuter - waters", "*eides*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you saw", "*pornē*": "nominative singular feminine - prostitute", "*kathētai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd singular - sits", "*laoi*": "nominative plural masculine - peoples", "*ochloi*": "nominative plural masculine - crowds/multitudes", "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they are", "*ethnē*": "nominative plural neuter - nations", "*glōssai*": "nominative plural feminine - tongues/languages" }, "variants": { "*legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*hydata*": "waters/bodies of water", "*pornē*": "prostitute/harlot/sexually immoral woman", "*kathētai*": "sits/dwells/is seated", "*laoi*": "peoples/populations/ethnic groups", "*ochloi*": "crowds/multitudes/throngs", "*ethnē*": "nations/gentiles/foreign peoples", "*glōssai*": "tongues/languages/speech" } }