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Daniel 8:17

As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Daniel 8:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֵ֣צֶל עָמְדִ֔י וּבְבֹא֣וֹ נִבְעַ֔תִּי וָאֶפְּלָ֖ה עַל־פָּנָ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ הָבֵ֣ן בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם כִּ֖י לְעֶת־קֵ֥ץ הֶחָזֽוֹן׃

  1. וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. אֵ֣צֶל'E.tzel“beside”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֵ֫צֶל · “beside” · Strong's H0681
  3. עָמְדִ֔י'a.me.Di“standing place my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עֹ֫מֶד · “post” · Strong's H5977
  4. וּבְבֹא֣וֹu.ve.vo.'O“and when came he”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. נִבְעַ֔תִּיniv.'A.ti“I was terrified”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּעַת · “to terrify” · Strong's H1204
  6. וָאֶפְּלָ֖הva.'e.pe.Lah“and I fell !”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  7. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. פָּנָ֑יpa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  9. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. אֵלַי֙'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. הָבֵ֣ןha.Ven“understand”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  12. בֶּן־ben-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  13. אָדָ֔ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  14. כִּ֖יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. לְעֶת־le.'et-“[is] for [the] time of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  16. קֵ֥ץketz“[the] end”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֵץ · “end” · Strong's H7093
  17. הֶחָזֽוֹן׃he.cha.Zon“the vision”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)