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Daniel 8:4

I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
Daniel 8:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־הָאַ֡יִל מְנַגֵּחַ֩ יָ֨מָּה וְצָפ֜וֹנָה וָנֶ֗גְבָּה וְכָל־חַיּוֹת֙ לֹֽא־יַֽעַמְד֣וּ לְפָנָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּ֖יל מִיָּד֑וֹ וְעָשָׂ֥ה כִרְצֹנ֖וֹ וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃

  1. רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.ti“I saw”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yil“the ram”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִל · “ram” · Strong's H0352A
  4. מְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aCh“thrusting”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגַח · “to gore” · Strong's H5055
  5. יָ֨מָּהYa.mah“west -ward”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from יָם · “west” · Strong's H3220H
  6. וְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nah“and north -ward”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
  7. וָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bah“and south -ward”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from נֶ֫גֶב · “south” · Strong's H5045H
  8. וְכָל־ve.khol“and any”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. חַיּוֹת֙chai.yOt“living creatures”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  10. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.Du“they stood”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  12. לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before it”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  13. וְאֵ֥יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  14. מַצִּ֖ילma.Tzil“[was one] delivering”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
  15. מִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.Do“from hand its”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  16. וְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.Sah“and it did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  17. כִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.No“according to pleasure its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָצוֹן · “acceptance” · Strong's H7522
  18. וְהִגְדִּֽיל׃ve.hig.Dil“and it magnified itself”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)