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Daniel 8:2

And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
Daniel 8:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮ בֶּחָזוֹן֒ וַיְהִי֙ בִּרְאֹתִ֔י וַאֲנִי֙ בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵילָ֣ם הַמְּדִינָ֑ה וָאֶרְאֶה֙ בֶּֽחָז֔וֹן וַאֲנִ֥י הָיִ֖יתִי עַל־אוּבַ֥ל אוּלָֽי׃

  1. וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'Eh“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. בֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOn“in the vision”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
  3. וַיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. בִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.Ti“when saw I”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  5. וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  6. בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.Shan“[was] in Susa”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שׁוּשַׁן · “Susa” · Strong's H7800
  7. הַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.Rah“the citadel”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּירָה · “palace” · Strong's H1002
  8. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. בְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.Lam“[is] in Elam”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵילָם · “Elam” · Strong's H5867A
  10. הַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.Nah“the province”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  11. וָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'Eh“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  12. בֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.Zon“in the vision”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
  13. וַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  14. הָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.ti“I was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  15. עַל־'al-“at”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. אוּבַ֥ל'u.Val“[the] canal of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אוּבַל · “river” · Strong's H0180
  17. אוּלָֽי׃'u.Lai“Ulai”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אוּלַי · “Ulai” · Strong's H0195
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)