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Daniel 8:27

I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
Daniel 8:27
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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 (Hebrew)

וַאֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֗אל נִהְיֵ֤יתִי וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ יָמִ֔ים וָאָק֕וּם וָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מֵבִֽין׃ פ

  1. וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. דָנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1840G
  3. נִהְיֵ֤יתִיnih.Yei.ti“I was done [in]”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ve.ne.che.Lei.ti“and I was sick”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָלָה · “ill” · Strong's H2470H
  5. יָמִ֔יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  6. וָאָק֕וּםva.'a.Kum“and I arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  7. וָאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.Seh“and I did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. מְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khet“[the] work of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  10. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  11. וָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םva.'esh.to.Mem“and I was appalled”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמֵם · “appalled” · Strong's H8074H
  12. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. הַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'Eh“the vision”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  14. וְאֵ֥יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  15. מֵבִֽין׃ פme.Vin“[was one] giving understanding”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)