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Daniel 7:2

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

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עָנֵ֤הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.דָנִיֵּאל֙daniyelDanielדָּנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.וְאָמַ֔רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.חָזֵ֥הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.הֲוֵ֛יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…בְּחֶזְוִ֖יbechezviin lookחֵזֵוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in look”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2376a sightlook, vision.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.לֵֽילְיָ֑אleylyanightלֵילְיָאnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “night”, the definite formH3916{Lael an Israelite}night.וַאֲר֗וּvaarvand loאֲרוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H718lo!behold, lo.אַרְבַּע֙arbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH703{four}four.רוּחֵ֣יruchespiritרוּחַnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “spirit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7308{wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}mind, spirit, wind.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.מְגִיחָ֖ןmegichanstriveגִּיחַverb, aphel, participle, absolute — “strive”, a verb used as a describing wordH1519to rush forthstrive.לְיַמָּ֥אleyamato seaיָםparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to sea”, the definite formH3221{a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south}sea.רַבָּֽאrabacaptainרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “captain”, the definite formH7229{abundant}captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven broke forth upon the great sea.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

Answered hath Daniel and said, 'I was seeing in my vision by night, and lo, the four winds of the heavens are coming forth to the great sea;

World English Bible

Daniel spoke and said, “I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke out on the great sea.

Darby Translation

Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.

Douay-Rheims

I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven broke forth upon the great sea.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I Daniel beheld, and, lo, the four winds of heaven blew violently upon the great sea.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ Δανιὴλ ἐθεώρουν· καὶ ἰδοὺ οἱ τέσσαρες ἄνεμοι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ προσέβαλον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν τὴν μεγάλην·