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Daniel 9:3

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

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וָאֶתְּנָ֣הvaetnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, paragogic he — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…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).פָּנַ֗יpanaya- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֲדֹנָי֙adonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לְבַקֵּ֥שׁlevaqeshto beseechבָּקַשׁpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to beseech”, the to-form of the verbH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).תְּפִלָּ֖הtefilahprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “prayer”, the ordinary formH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.וְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםvetachanunimand intreatyתַּחֲנוּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and intreaty”, the ordinary formH8469earnest prayerintreaty, supplication.בְּצ֖וֹםbetsomin fastצוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in fast”, the ordinary formH6685a fastfast(-ing).וְשַׂ֥קvesaqand sackשַׂקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and sack”, the ordinary formH8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)sack(-cloth, -clothes).וָאֵֽפֶרvaeferand ashesאֵפֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and ashes”, the ordinary formH665ashesashes.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek [by] prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

World English Bible

I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Darby Translation

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

Douay-Rheims

And I set my face to the Lord my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek him diligently by prayer and supplications, with fastings and sackcloth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκα τὸ πρόσωπόν μου πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν, τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι προσευχὴν καὶ δεήσεις ἐν νηστείαις καὶ σάκκῳ.