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Daniel 8:3

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
Daniel 8:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ וָאֶרְאֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ אַ֣יִל אֶחָ֗ד עֹמֵ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֻבָ֖ל וְל֣וֹ קְרָנָ֑יִם וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִם גְּבֹה֗וֹת וְהָאַחַת֙ גְּבֹהָ֣ה מִן־הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔ה עֹלָ֖ה בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

  1. וָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'“and I lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  2. עֵינַי֙'ei.Nai“eyes my”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  3. וָאֶרְאֶ֔הva.'er.'Eh“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  5. אַ֣יִל'A.yil“a ram”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִל · “ram” · Strong's H0352A
  6. אֶחָ֗ד'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  7. עֹמֵ֛ד'o.Med“[was] standing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  8. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. הָאֻבָ֖לha.'u.Val“the canal”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּבַל · “river” · Strong's H0180
  10. וְל֣וֹve.Lo“and [belonged] to it”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. קְרָנָ֑יִםke.ra.Na.yim“two horns”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  12. וְהַקְּרָנַ֣יִםve.ha.ke.ra.Na.yim“and the two horns”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  13. גְּבֹה֗וֹתge.vo.Hot“[were] high”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from גָּבֹהַּ · “high” · Strong's H1364
  14. וְהָאַחַת֙ve.ha.'a.Chat“and the one”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  15. גְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.Hah“[was] high”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּבֹהַּ · “high” · Strong's H1364
  16. מִן־min-“more than”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  17. הַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.Nit“the second”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  18. וְהַ֨גְּבֹהָ֔הve.Ha.ge.vo.Hah“and the high [one]”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּבֹהַּ · “high” · Strong's H1364
  19. עֹלָ֖ה'o.Lah“[was] growing up”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  20. בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.Nah“at the last”
    Preposition with article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַחֲרוֹן · “last” · Strong's H0314
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)