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Daniel 10:5

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

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וָאֶשָּׂ֤אvaesaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and lift up”, the next action in the storyH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֵינַי֙eynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וָאֵ֔רֶאvaereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אִישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶחָ֖דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לָב֣וּשׁlavushclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “clothe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.בַּדִּ֑יםbadimlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.וּמָתְנָ֥יוumatenayvand loinsמֹתֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.חֲגֻרִ֖יםchagurimgirdחָגַרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “gird”, a verb used as a describing wordH2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.בְּכֶ֥תֶםbekhetemin fine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in fine, pure) gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).אוּפָֽזufazUphazאוּפָזnoun, proper name — “Uphaz”H210Uphaz, a famous gold regionUphaz.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:

Young’s Literal Translation

and I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

World English Bible

I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose waist was adorned with pure gold of Uphaz.

Darby Translation

and I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz;

Douay-Rheims

And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw: and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with the finest gold:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girt with gold of Ophaz:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ἴδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ εἷς ἐνδεδυμένος βαδδὶν, καὶ ἡ ὀσφὺς αὐτοῦ περιεζωσμένη ἐν χρυσίῳ Ὠφὰζ,