And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”Daniel 8:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וָאֶשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹל־אָדָ֖ם בֵּ֣ין אוּלָ֑י וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל הָבֵ֥ן לְהַלָּ֖ז אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶֽה׃
- וָאֶשְׁמַ֥עva.'esh.Ma'“and I heard”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- קוֹל־kol-“[the] voice of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
- אָדָ֖ם'a.Dam“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- בֵּ֣יןbein“between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- אוּלָ֑י'u.Lai“Ulai”Noun, proper name of a place · from אוּלַי · “Ulai” · Strong's H0195
- וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- גַּבְרִיאֵ֕לgav.ri.'El“O Gabriel”Noun, proper name of a man · from גַּבְרִיאֵל · “Gabriel” · Strong's H1403
- הָבֵ֥ןha.Ven“explain”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
- לְהַלָּ֖זle.ha.Laz“to this [one]”Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from הַלָּז · “this” · Strong's H1975
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמַּרְאֶֽה׃ha.mar.'Eh“the vision”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
Places named in this verse
- Ulai · today: Ulai canalriver · Identification: probable · Details about Ulai on OpenBible.info