Daniel 10:17 Go deeper
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For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. (KJV)
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וְהֵ֣יךְve.Heikhand how?
Lemma: הֵיךְ (hekh) · Strong's: H1963
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how?
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1963; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 1
יוּכַ֗לyu.Khalis he able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 2
עֶ֤בֶד'E.ved[the] servant of
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 3
אֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.Nilord my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 4
זֶ֔הZehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 5
לְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.Berto speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 6
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 7
אֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.nilord my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 8
זֶ֑הZehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 9
וַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 10
מֵעַ֙תָּה֙me.'A.tahfrom now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 11
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 12
יַעֲמָד\־ya.'a.mod-it remains
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 13
כֹ֔חַKho.achstrength
Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 14
וּנְשָׁמָ֖הu.ne.sha.Mahand breath
Lemma: נְשָׁמָה (ne.sha.mah) · Strong's: H5397
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: breath
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Deuteronomy 20:16, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:11, Joshua 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5397; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 15
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 16
נִשְׁאֲרָה\־nish.'a.rah-it is left
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Daniel 10:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How | → | הֵיךְ H1963 how? |
| can I | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| [your] | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| [you] | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| my lord | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| have | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| strength | → | כֹּחַ H3581B strength |
| nor | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| is any breath | → | נְשָׁמָה H5397 breath |
| left | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
| in me | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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