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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. (KJV)
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רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 8:4 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 2
הָאַ֡יִלha.'A.yilthe ram
Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ram
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 3
מְנַגֵּחַ֩me.na.ge.aChthrusting
Lemma: נָגַח (na.gach) · Strong's: H5055
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to gore
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 21:32, Deuteronomy 33:17, 1 Kings 22:11, 2 Chronicles 18:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5055; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 4
יָ֨מָּהYa.mahwest -ward
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea: west
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220H; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 5
וְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahand north -ward
Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: north
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 6
וָנֶ֗גְבָּהva.Neg.bahand south -ward
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: south
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 7
וְכָל\־ve.kholand any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 8
חַיּוֹת֙chai.yOtliving creatures
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 9
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 8:4 word 10
יַֽעַמְד֣וּya.'am.Duthey stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 8:4 word 11
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before it
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 12
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 13
מַצִּ֖ילma.Tzil[was one] delivering
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 14
מִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.Dofrom hand its
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 15
וְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.Sahand it did
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 16
כִרְצֹנ֖וֹkhir.tzo.Noaccording to pleasure its
Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: acceptance
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 17
וְהִגְדִּֽיל\׃ve.hig.Diland it magnified itself
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Daniel 8:4 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the ram | → | אַ֫יִל H0352A ram |
| charging | → | נָגַח H5055 to gore |
| toward the west | → | יָם H3220H sea: west |
| and the north | → | צָפוֹן H6828G north |
| and the south | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south |
| No | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| animal | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| could stand | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| against him | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and there was no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| deliverance | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| from his power | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| He did | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| as he pleased | → | רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance |
| and became great | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
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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