King James Version

Daniel 7:9

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

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חָזֵ֣הchazehbe 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.הֲוֵ֗יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, 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…עַ֣דaduntilעַדpreposition — “until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.כָרְסָוָן֙kharesavanthroneכׇּרְסֵאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “throne”, the ordinary formH3764a thronethrone.רְמִ֔יוremivcastרְמָהverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cast”, a completed actionH7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assesscast (down), impose.וְעַתִּ֥יקveatiqand ancientעַתִּיקconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and ancient”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6268venerableancient.יוֹמִ֖יןyomindayיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH3118a dayday (by day), time.יְתִ֑בyetivdwellיְתִבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, a completed actionH3488to sit or dwelldwell, (be) set, sit.לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּlevushehgarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3831{a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife}garment.כִּתְלַ֣גkitlagas snowתְּלַגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as snow”, the ordinary formH8517snowsnow.חִוָּ֗רchivarwhiteחִוָּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH2358whitewhite.וּשְׂעַ֤רusearand hairשְׂעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8177hairhair.רֵאשֵׁהּ֙reshehheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.כַּעֲמַ֣רkaamaras woolעֲמַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as wool”, the ordinary formH6015woolwool.נְקֵ֔אneqepureנְקֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pure”, the ordinary formH5343cleanpure.כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙kareseyehthroneכׇּרְסֵאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3764a thronethrone.שְׁבִיבִ֣יןshevivinflameשְׂבִיבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “flame”, the ordinary formH7631{flame (as split into tongues)}flame.דִּיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.נ֔וּרnurfireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH5135firefiery, fire.גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִיgalgilohiwheelגַּלְגַּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wheel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1535a wheelwheel.נ֥וּרnurfireנוּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH5135firefiery, fire.דָּלִֽקdaliqburnדְּלַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “burn”, a verb used as a describing wordH1815{to flame (literally or figuratively)}burn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow [is] white, and the hair of his head [is] as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

World English Bible

“I watched until thrones were placed, and one who was Ancient of Days sat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.

Darby Translation

I beheld till thrones were set, and the Ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, [and] its wheels burning fire.

Douay-Rheims

I beheld till thrones were placed, and the Ancient of days sat: his garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool: his throne like flames of fire: the wheels of it like a burning fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I beheld until the thrones were set, and the Ancient of days sat; and his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head as pure wool: his throne was a flame of fire, and his wheels burning fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθεώρουν ἕως ὅτου οἱ θρόνοι ἐτέθησαν, καὶ παλαιὸς ἡμερῶν ἐκάθητο, καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιὼν, καὶ ἡ θρὶξ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ ἔριον καθαρόν, ὁ θρόνος αὐτοῦ φλὸξ πυρός, οἱ τροχοὶ αὐτοῦ πῦρ φλέγον.

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Revelation 1:14 Revelation 1:14 · King James VersionHis head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;Revelation 1:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

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