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And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. (KJV)
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וָֽאֶרְאֶה֮va.'er.'Ehand I saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 1
בֶּחָזוֹן֒be.cha.zOnin the vision
Lemma: חָזוֹן (cha.zon) · Strong's: H2377
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 32:32, Psalms 89:19, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2377; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 2
וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 3
בִּרְאֹתִ֔יbir.'o.Tiwhen saw I
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 4
וַאֲנִי֙va.'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 8:2 word 5
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.Shan[was] in Susa
Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7800
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Susa
Used 21 times. Also: Nehemiah 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 2:3, Esther 2:5, Esther 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7800; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 6
הַבִּירָ֔הha.bi.Rahthe citadel
Lemma: בִּירָה (bi.rah) · Strong's: H1002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: palace
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:1, 1 Chronicles 29:19, Nehemiah 1:1, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 7:2, Esther 1:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1002; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 8
בְּעֵילָ֣םbe.'ei.Lam[is] in Elam
Lemma: עֵילָם (e.lam) · Strong's: H5867A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elam
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:9, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 22:6, Jeremiah 25:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5867A; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 9
הַמְּדִינָ֑הha.me.di.Nahthe province
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: province
Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 10
וָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'Ehand I saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 11
בֶּֽחָז֔וֹןbe.cha.Zonin the vision
Lemma: חָזוֹן (cha.zon) · Strong's: H2377
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 32:32, Psalms 89:19, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2377; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 12
וַאֲנִ֥יva.'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 8:2 word 13
הָיִ֖יתִיha.Yi.tiI was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 14
עַל\־'al-at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 15
אוּבַ֥ל'u.Val[the] canal of
Lemma: אוּבַל (u.val) · Strong's: H0180
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: river
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 8:3, Daniel 8:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0180; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 16
אוּלָֽי\׃'u.LaiUlai
Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0195
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ulai
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0195; TAHOT Daniel 8:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And in the vision | → | חָזוֹן H2377 vision |
| I saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| myself | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| in the citadel | → | בִּירָה H1002 palace |
| of Susa | → | שׁוּשַׁן H7800 Susa |
| in the province | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| of Elam | → | עֵילָם H5867A Elam |
| I saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| in the vision | → | חָזוֹן H2377 vision |
| that I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| beside | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Ulai | → | אוּלַי H0195 Ulai |
| Canal | → | אוּבַל H0180 river |
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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