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Daniel 7:9

As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
Daniel 7:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Aramaic)

חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו וְעַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀ כִּתְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃

  1. חָזֵ֣הcha.Zeh“seeing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  2. הֲוֵ֗יתha.Veit“I was”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  3. עַ֣ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5705
  4. דִּ֤יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  5. כָרְסָוָן֙kha.re.sa.Van“thrones”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from כׇּרְסֵא · “throne” · Strong's H3764
  6. רְמִ֔יוre.Miv“they were placed”
    Verb, peil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְמָא · “to cast” · Strong's H7412
  7. וְעַתִּ֥יקve.'a.Tik“and [one] ancient of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, both genders, singular, construct · from עַתִּיק · “ancient” · Strong's H6268
  8. יוֹמִ֖יןyo.Min“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3118
  9. יְתִ֑בye.Tiv“he sat”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יְתִב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3488
  10. לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ׀le.vu.Sheh“clothing his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לְבוּשׁ · “garment” · Strong's H3831
  11. כִּתְלַ֣גkit.Lag“like snow”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלַג · “snow” · Strong's H8517
  12. חִוָּ֗רchi.Var“[was] white”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from חִוָּר · “white” · Strong's H2358
  13. וּשְׂעַ֤רu.se.'Ar“and [the] hair of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from שְׂעַר · “hair” · Strong's H8177
  14. רֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.Sheh“head his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7217
  15. כַּעֲמַ֣רka.'a.Mar“like wool”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֲמַר · “wool” · Strong's H6015
  16. נְקֵ֔אne.Ke'“[was] pure”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from נְקֵא · “pure” · Strong's H5343
  17. כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ka.re.se.Yeh“throne his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כׇּרְסֵא · “throne” · Strong's H3764
  18. שְׁבִיבִ֣יןshe.vi.Vin“[was] flames”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׂבִיב · “flame” · Strong's H7631
  19. דִּי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  20. נ֔וּרNur“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from נוּר · “fire” · Strong's H5135
  21. גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgal.gi.Lo.hi“wheels its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גַּלְגַּל · “wheel” · Strong's H1535
  22. נ֥וּרnur“[were] fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from נוּר · “fire” · Strong's H5135
  23. דָּלִֽק׃da.Lik“burning”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דְּלַק · “to burn” · Strong's H1815
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)