For various reasons (some less simple than others to articulate clearly off the top of my head), the second out of the two at-large chiasms of the prophetic-apocalyptic books of Daniel and Zechariah in their fullness have intensely captivated my focus more than their preceding counterparts. In both of those Old Testament books, there exists an at-large affixed double-chiastic structure effectively demarcating the first half as a series of neatly structured “teaching”-oriented oracles and prophecies conveying the hope of Jehovah God’s victory for His covenant people as a yet-distant promise whose manifestation is peered at through a glass darkly, while the second half in a notably more jarring presentation of sublime elemental symbolism “cryptically” revelates the fulfillment of the victorious promise as assuredly sealed in verity, a.k.a. seen clearly and visibly in shining fullness.
Biblical apocalypticism (in a nutshell, revelation) might come off as a terrifyingly mind-confounding realm even for many devoutly pious Christians to approach, but it is an inescapably necessary fabric of the lived-and-breathed walk of the covenantal walk to live in the veritably sealed knowledge of. Yes, it is true: most ecstatically motivated “religious prophecy” narratives rampant in the world out there are diversionary and serpentine psyops rooted in malicious deception motives, and unidirectionally lopsided zeal for prophetic knowledge—no matter how sincere it starts off—can easily be subject to co-optation, inflection, and ultimate misdirection toward fanatical cults defined by delusions of grandeur sliding down a slippery slope into ugly human-life-devaluing ideologies. The grim details (“Zion”-ism [cough cough]) need not extensively further elaboration here since I already wrote about them enough elsewhere on this publication.
At least from the humble perspective of this author—I E.G.—a point I would like to address in this introductory commencement from personally accumulated observations is that people often tend to assume the most apocalyptically sublime, vivid, and mysteriously jarring portions of “late-dated” prophecy (since biblical apocalypticism cemented toward the late Old Testament era into the early 1st-century years of apostolic Christian fructification) as conveying more unique and precedent-lacking “new” information than they really do. In reality, biblical apocalypticism—as part and parcel of the late Hebrew Bible writings—simply reinforces the exact same underlying message of salvation conveyed from primordial generations, just in a different “format.” After all, “apokalupsis” as rendered in the Koine Greek is inextricably intertwined in meaning with the Biblical Hebrew root גְּלָה (gālâ) that means “to revelate,” usually in the direct physical sense of “denude, be naked, make bare.”
The prophet Malachi relayed this message from Jehovah, the God of the universe: “Eallswa I Jᴇʜᴏᴠᴀʜ not replicated I, and yourselves [the] erectors [of] Jacob not finished yourselves.”1 Just as Jehovah was, so Jehovah is and Jehovah shall be, now and unto everlasting and onpassage verily—the full demonstration of this (inter alia) is wholly impossible to internalize in one sitting (unless you wish to faint from mentally exhausted implosion vainly attempting to), so it behooves a diligent student to be patient and study piece by piece. The lesson of this sabbath day will be Daniel 8, particularly spotlighting its remarkable mirrors of Outcarvation Week—do pay close attention and internalize if you will! Let us hence press onward.
(if I made any errors in the translation or reductionist flaws in my exposited verse demarcation structure, anyone is welcome in good faith to correct me in the comment section as comprehensively as necessary to inform me of my errings)
בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְמַלְכוּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר הַמֶּלֶךְ חָזוֹן נִרְאָה אֵלַי אֲנִי דָנִיֵּאל אַחֲרֵי הַנִּרְאָה אֵלַי בַּתְּחִלָּה וָאֶרְאֶה בֶּחָזוֹן (Bish'nat shälôsh l'mal'khût Bël'shaTZar haMelekh' chäzôn nir'äh ëlay ániy däniYël achárëy haNir'äh ëlay BaT'chiLäh wäer'eh Bechäzôn)
בִּ (Bi: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
שְׁנַת (sh’nat: 8141): replicage [noun: common feminine singular construct]
שָׁלוֹשׁ (shälôsh: 7969): triadic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}מַלְכוּת (mal’khût: 4438): regency [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר (Bël’shaTZar: 1112): Belshazzar [noun: proper name]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מֶּלֶךְ (Melekh’: 4428): regent [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[a] {implied indefinite article}חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
נִרְאָה (nir’äh: 7200, z8738): appeared he [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
אֵלַ (ëla: 413): unto [preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
דָנִיֵּאל (däniYël: 1840): Daniel [noun: proper name]
אַחֲרֵי (achárëy: 310): after [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
נִּרְאָה (Nir’äh: 7200, z8738): appeared-he [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
אֵלַ (ëla: 413): unto [preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
בַּ (Ba: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}תְּחִלָּה (T’chiLäh: 8462): commencement [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶרְאֶה (er’eh: 7200, z8799): I peered [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
בֶּ (Be: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
In replicage triadic toward [the] regency [of] Belshazzar the regent, [a] vision appeared he unto me—I Daniel—after the appeared-he unto me in [the] commencement, and I peered in [the] vision.
So first off, a few notes on my translation word choices:
because the word שָׁנָה (šānâ)—commonly translated as and by implication meaning “year”—is derived from the root verb שָׁנָה (šānâ) that means “replicate,” a literal translation would be something along the lines of “replicated-cycle” or “replicage,” signifying that a year is a cycle that structurally repeats according to its unfolding in the previous year
the cardinal numeral corresponding to “three” in the ancient Semitic Hebraic understanding apparently wasn’t a one-dimensional concept of three as an amount and that being the sum of the matter, but rather as a triadic set
“regency” here is used instead of “kingdom” for מַלְכוּת (mal’khût), and “regent” accordingly instead of “king” for מֶּלֶךְ (Melekh’), to reflect the root verb מָלַךְ (mālaḵ) that is evidently best translated into English as “reign”
For contextual clarity: when the prophet Daniel said “in [the] commencement,” what he was referring to was the vision that appeared unto him in the first year of Belshazzar’s reign, as recorded in the previous chapter (Daniel 7). The pertinent relevance of this for doctrinally conclusive vitality pertains to another matter not necessary to dissect into just here and now, because this plate will already be full enough.
וַיְהִי בִּרְאֹתִי וַאֲנִי בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵילָם הַמְּדִינָה וָאֶרְאֶה בֶּחָזוֹן וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי עַל־אוּבַל אוּלָי (way'hiy Bir'otiy waániy B'shûshan haBiyräh ásher B'ëyläm haM'diynäh wäer'eh Bechäzôn waániy häyiytiy al-ûval ûläy)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יְהִי (y’hiy: 1961, z8799): existified he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
בִּ (Bi: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}רְאֹתִ (r’oti: 7200, z8800): peering [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
[was] {implied verb}בְּ (B’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
שׁוּשַׁן (shûshan: 7800): Susa [noun: proper name]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
בִּירָה (Biyräh: 1002): fortress [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
[is] {implied verb}בְּ (B’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
עֵילָם (ëyläm: 5867): Elam [noun: proper name]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מְּדִינָה (M’diynäh: 4082): regularity [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶרְאֶה (er’eh: 7200, z8799): I peered [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
בֶּ (Be: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
הָיִיתִי (häyiytiy: 1961, z8804): existified I [verb: Qal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אוּבַל (ûval: 180): flowage [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}אוּלָ (ûlä: 195): Leaders [noun: proper title]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): Mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
And existified he in [the] peering [of] mine, and I [was] in Susa the fortress, which [is] in Elam the regularity, and I peered in [the] vision, and I existified I upon [the] flowage [of] [the] Leaders [of] Mine.
Again, brief notes on translation word choice:
the translation here of מְּדִינָה (M’diynäh) as “regularity” (rather than “province”) reflects the root verb דִּין (dîn) as meaning “regulate,” and therefore a region under the jurisdiction of authoritative regulation can be termed a “regularity”
“flowage” here by implication means a stream/river
“Ulai” as a name is here parsed and translated according to the meaning of the term rather than used as a loose transliteration—from the standpoint that the suffixed yod in אוּלָי (ûläy) represents the 1st-person common singular pronominal suffix, the meaning of the name would be “[the] Leaders/Mighties [of] Mine”
So in the prophet’s visiating, he found himself in vision at Elam—this does not automatically mean that he literally was physically in Elam (since Daniel was at the time probably in the midst of carrying out the business of King Belshazzar within Babylon), rather that within the context of the vision he underwent, he was in Elam within the vision setting.
וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה אַיִל אֶחָד עֹמֵד לִפְנֵי הָאֻבָל וְלוֹ קְרָנָיִם (wäeSä ëynay wäer'eh w'hiNëh ayil echäd omëd lif'nëy häuväl w'lô q'ränäyim)
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶשָּׂא (eSä: 5375, z8799): I uplifted [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
[the] {implied definite article}עֵינַ (ëyna: 5869): eyes [noun: common both dual construct]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶרְאֶה (er’eh: 7200, z8799): I peered [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִנֵּה (hiNëh: 2009): behold! [interjection]
[a] {implied indefinite article}אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}אֶחָד (echäd: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, masculine singular absolute]
[was] {implied verb}עֹמֵד (omëd: 5975, z8802): standing [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
לִ (li: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פְנֵי (f’nëy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אֻבָל (uväl: 180): flowage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
ל (l: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
וֹ (ô): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
[were] {implied verb}קְרָנָיִם (q’ränäyim: 7161): horns [noun: common feminine dual absolute]
And I uplifted [the] eyes [of] mine, and I peered, and behold! [a] ram [of] unific [was] standing toward [the] face [of] the flowage, and toward him [were] horns.
Terminology clarification:
“unific” here is the translation for the word commonly rendered as the cardinal numeral “one”—literally it as an adjective means something that is “unified,” ostensibly derived from the root verb אָחַד ('āḥaḏ) that means “unify”
while the translation of קְרָנָיִם (q’ränäyim) here is just “horns,” the number of the noun is not a simple plural but rather dual, a.k.a. by implication it means specifically two horns
There is a larger antitypical relevance to the nature of the prophetic symbol of a two-horned ram as I explained in my sabbath study earlier this month exposing the Great Satan—you didn’t miss out on this mandatory reading assignment, did you?
וְהַקְּרָנַיִם גְּבֹהוֹת וְהָאַחַת גְּבֹהָה מִן־הַשֵּׁנִית וְהַגְּבֹהָה עֹלָה בָּאַחֲרֹנָה (w'haQ'ränayim G'vohôt w'häachat G'vohäh min-haSHëniyt w'haG'vohäh oläh Bäacháronäh)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קְּרָנַיִם (Q’ränayim: 7161): horns [noun: common feminine dual absolute]
[were] {implied verb}גְּבֹהוֹת (G’vohôt: 1364): altificents [adjective: feminine plural absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַחַת (achat: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
[was] {implied verb}גְּבֹהָה (G’vohäh: 1364): altificent [adjective: feminine singular absolute]
מִן (min: 4480): from [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
שֵּׁנִית (SHëniyt: 8145): replicatic [adjective: ordinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גְּבֹהָה (G’vohäh: 1364): altificent [adjective: feminine singular absolute]
[was] {implied verb}עֹלָה (oläh: 5927, z8802): ascending [verb: Qal, participle active, feminine singular absolute]
בָּ (Bä: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַחֲרֹנָה (acháronäh: 314): subsequent [adjective: feminine singular absolute]
And the horns [were] altificents, and the unific [was] altificent from the replicatic, and the altificent [was] ascending in [the] subsequent.
If you recall the earlier notes about the translations of “unific” and “replicage,” then hopefully it is not too difficult to distinguish the implication of this visionary description showing the two horns of the ram, that one was higher from the second. My translation of the גְּבֹהָה (G’vohäh) as a custom Latin-conjugated word “altificent” rather than the standard “high” is of course to signify more emphatically its connotation with altitude.
Right here, there is a nice mirror of a theme found in Genesis—let’s take a look!
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים (waYaas élohiym et-sh'nëy haM'orot haG'doliym et-haMäôr haGädol l'mem'shelet haYôm w'et-haMäôr haQäţon l'mem'shelet haLay'läh w'ët haKôkhäviym)2
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יַּעַשׂ (Yaas: 6213, z8799): made He [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֱלֹהִים (élohiym: 430): God [noun: common masculine plural absolute] {singular implication}
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
שְׁנֵי (sh’nëy: 8147): replicatics [adjective: cardinal numeral, masculine dual construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מְּאֹרֹת (M’orot: 3974): luminaries [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גְּדֹלִים (G’doliym: 1419): magnificents [adjective: masculine plural absolute]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מָּאוֹר (Mäôr: 3974): luminary [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[the] {implied definite article}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גָּדֹל (Gädol: 1419): magnificent [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}מֶמְשֶׁלֶת (mem’shelet: 4475): dominion [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
יּוֹם (Yôm: 3117): day [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מָּאוֹר (Mäôr: 3974): luminary [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קָּטֹן (Qäţon: 6996): parvulicent [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}מֶמְשֶׁלֶת (mem’shelet: 4475): dominion [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
לַּיְלָה (Lay’läh: 3915): night [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֵת (ët: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
כּוֹכָבִים (Kôkhäviym: 3556): stars [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
And made He God selfsame replicatics [of] the luminaries [of] the magnificents, selfsame the luminary [of] the magnificent toward [the] dominion [of] the day, and selfsame the luminary [of] the parvulicent toward [the] dominion [of] the night, and selfsame the stars…
Notice a complimentary parallelism?
“horns” (dual, a.k.a. meaning “two horns”) ↔ “replicatics of the luminaries” (two luminaries): two splendorous objects described
“altificent(s)” (high) ↔ “magnificent(s)” (great): depiction of enamoring stature
“…the one [was] high from the second…” ↔ “…selfsame the luminary of the great… and selfsame the luminary of the small…”: one of the two boast a stature indisputably exalted past and beyond the other one
I—E.G.—posit this as the likely explanation: the logical connection here would simply be that Media as the lower of the two horns on the ram corresponds to the moon as the luminary dominating the night, and Persia as the greater corresponds to the sun dominating the day, and that Persia coming up second/last is a reflection of how in the original reckoning of the daily cycle, each day begins starts at sunset a.k.a. the first half of the day is the nighttime and the second half—wherein the greater luminary shines—is the daytime. Just as from Outcarvation Week it is clear that the greater luminary (the sun) ascends second and after the lesser one (the moon), so too it is reflected in the earthly mirror that the horn which was higher ascended after its shorter counterpart. This fits into a more emphatically overt throwback to the evening-morning theme clarified later in this post—if you already made it this far, please do continue reading!
רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָאַיִל מְנַגֵּחַ יָמָּה וְצָפוֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וְכָל־חַיּוֹת לֹא־יַעַמְדוּ לְפָנָיו וְאֵין מַצִּיל מִיָּדוֹ (räiytiy et-häayil m'naGëªch yäMäh w'tzäfônäh wäneg'Bäh w'khäl-chaYôt lo-yaam'dû l'fänäyw w'ëyn maTZiyl miYädô)
רָאִיתִי (räiytiy: 7200, z8804): peered I [verb: Qal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
מְנַגֵּחַ (m’naGëªch: 5055, z8764): becolliding [verb: Piel, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
יָמָּ (yäMä: 3220): sea [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
צָפוֹנָ (tzäfônä: 6828): concealage [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
נֶגְבָּ (neg’Bä: 5045): drought [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[the] {implied definite article}כָל (khäl: 3605): totality [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}חַיּוֹת (chaYôt: 2416): living-creatures [noun: common feminine plural absolute]
לֹא (lo: 3808): not [adverbial negative particle]
יַעַמְדוּ (yaam’dû: 5975, z8799): stand himselves [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine plural]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פָנָי (fänäy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
[of] {implied preposition}ו (w): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֵין (ëyn: 369): nothing [negative particle]
[was] {implied verb}מַצִּיל (maTZiyl: 5337, z8688): enoutpulling [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
מִ (mi: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}יָּד (Yäd: 3027): hand [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
Peered I selfsame the ram becolliding sea onto, and concealage onto, and drought onto, and [the] totality [of] living-creatures not stand himselves toward [the] face [of] his, and nothing [was] enoutpulling from [the] hand [of] his.
For directional clarification:
“sea” = west
“concealage” (a.k.a. “darkly hidden”) = north
“drought” = south (as in the deserts of Negeb, per the Biblical Hebrew nomenclature itself)
And so, herein is portrayed the ram (Medo-Persia) as an empire (situated in the east) fighting its neighbors in the other three directions, wherein other regencies find no hope of deliverance in the face of Persian attacks and magnification.
On a fun little side note, for the few who may appreciate it: if cross-translated as conservatively as possible, I believe the Hebraic root of the verb מְנַגֵּחַ (m’naGëªch)—נָגַח (nāḡaḥ)—would in Arabic correspond to the very root from which is derived the name “Saddam” which as a proper noun means “the collider/one who collides.” (“sorry” to Iran, but it turns out that they were at one point the prototypical embodiment of what millennia later manifested as the Iraqi Ba’ath Party lol)
וְעָשָׂה כִרְצֹנוֹ וְהִגְדִּיל (w'äsäh khir'tzonô w'hig'Diyl)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עָשָׂה (äsäh: 6213, z8804): made he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
כִ (khi: 9008): as [prefixed inseparable prepositional comparative particle]
[the] {implied definite article}רְצֹנ (r’tzon: 7522): delectation [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִגְדִּיל (hig’Diyl: 1431, z8689): enmagnified he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
And made he as [the] delectation [of] his, and enmagnified he.
Relatively straightforward—for brief clarity here, the prefix conjugation “en-” in the English translation is used by me E.G. consistently as the Hiphil causative stem in the Biblical Hebrew, a.k.a. “enmagnified he” means “he caused to magnify.”
וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי מֵבִין וְהִנֵּה צְפִיר־הָעִזִּים בָּא מִן־הַמַּעֲרָב עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין נוֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ (waániy häyiytiy mëviyn w'hiNëh tz'fiyr-häiZiym Bä min-haMaáräv al-P'nëy khäl-hääretz w'ëyn nôgëª Bääretz)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
הָיִיתִי (häyiytiy: 1961, z8804): existified I [verb: Qal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
מֵבִין (mëviyn: 995, z8688): enintellifying [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִנֵּה (hiNëh: 2009): behold! [interjection]
[a] {implied indefinite article}צְפִיר (tz’fiyr: 6842): prancing-creature [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
עִזִּים (iZiym: 5795): strong-creatures [noun: common feminine plural absolute]
[was] {implied verb}בָּא (Bä: 935, z8802): incoming [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
מִן (min: 4480): from [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מַּעֲרָב (Maáräv: 4628): farsetplace [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פְּנֵי (P’nëy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}כָל (khäl: 3605): totality [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אָרֶץ (äretz: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֵין (ëyn: 369): nothing [negative particle]
[was] {implied verb}נוֹגֵעַ (nôgëª: 5060, z8802): touching [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
בָּ (Bä: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אָרֶץ (äretz: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
And I existified I enintellifying, and behold! [a] prancing-creature [of] the strong-creatures [was] incoming from the farsetplace upon [the] face [of] [the] totality [of] the land, and nothing [was] touching in [the] land.
Note right here that practically NONE of the standard English translations ever render the full substantive words from the original Hebraic text properly as they are supposed to—the phrase צְפִיר־הָעִזִּים (tz'fiyr-häiZiym) is not simply just “[a] he-goat,” but rather “[a] he-goat [of] the she-goats.” Literally, the male billy goat means “prancing-creature” in the Semitic Hebrew understanding, while its counterpart nanny goat means “strong-creature.”
“Farsetplace” of course means the place where the sun sets far away out of view, a.k.a. by implication the west.
וְהַצָּפִיר קֶרֶן חָזוּת בֵּין עֵינָיו (w'haTZäfiyr qeren chäzût Bëyn ëynäyw)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
צָּפִיר (TZäfiyr: 6842): prancing-creature [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[was] {implied verb}
[the] {implied definite article}קֶרֶן (qeren: 7161): horn [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[a] {implied indefinite article}חָזוּת (chäzût: 2380): visionness [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
בֵּין (Bëyn: 996): inter [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}עֵינָי (ëynäy: 5869): eyes [noun: common both dual construct]
[of] {implied preposition}ו (w): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And [of] the prancing-creature [was] [the] horn [of] [a] visionness inter [the] eyes [of] his.
וַיָּבֹא עַד־הָאַיִל בַּעַל הַקְּרָנַיִם אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתִי עֹמֵד לִפְנֵי הָאֻבָל וַיָּרָץ אֵלָיו בַּחֲמַת כֹּחוֹ (waYävo ad-häayil Baal haQ'ränayim ásher räiytiy omëd lif'nëy häuväl waYärätz ëläyw Bachámat Kochô)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יָּבֹא (Yävo: 935, z8799): incame he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[the] {implied definite article}בַּעַל (Baal: 1167): overruler [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קְּרָנַיִם (Q’ränayim: 7161): horns [noun: common feminine dual absolute]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
רָאִיתִי (räiytiy: 7200, z8804): peered I [verb: Qal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
עֹמֵד (omëd: 5975, z8802): standing [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
לִ (li: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פְנֵי (f’nëy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אֻבָל (uväl: 180): flowage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יָּרָץ (Yärätz: 7323, z8799): ran he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֵלָי (ëläy: 413): unto [preposition]
ו (w): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
בַּ (Ba: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}חֲמַת (chámat: 2534): fury [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}כֹּח (Koch: 3581): firmness [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And incame he ontopass the ram—[the] overruler [of] the horns which peered I standing toward [the] face [of] the flowage—and ran he unto him in [the] fury [of] [the] firmness [of] his.
וּרְאִיתִיו מַגִּיעַ אֵצֶל הָאַיִל וַיִּתְמַרְמַר אֵלָיו וַיַּךְ אֶת־הָאַיִל וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֶת־שְׁתֵּי קְרָנָיו וְלֹא־הָיָה כֹחַ בָּאַיִל לַעֲמֹד לְפָנָיו (ûr'iytiyw maGiyª ëtzel häayil waYit'mar'mar ëläyw waYakh' et-häayil way'shaBër et-sh'Tëy q'ränäyw w'lo-häyäh khoªch Bäayil laámod l'fänäyw)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
רְאִיתִי (r’iytiy: 7200, z8804): peered I [verb: Qal, perfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
ו (w): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
מַגִּיעַ (maGiyª: 5060, z8688): entouching [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
[the] {implied definite article}אֵצֶל (ëtzel: 681): beside [prepositional substantive: masculine singular]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יִּתְמַרְמַר (Yit’mar’mar: 4843, z8698): selftrickled he [verb: Hithpalel, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֵלָי (ëläy: 413): unto [preposition]
ו (w): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יַּךְ (Yakh’: 5221, z8686): enstruck he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יְשַׁבֵּר (y’shaBër: 7665, z8762): beshattered he [verb: Piel, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
[the] {implied definite article}שְׁתֵּי (sh’Tëy: 8147): replicatics [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine dual construct]
קְרָנָי (q’ränäy: 7161): horns [noun: common feminine dual construct]
[of] {implied preposition}ו (w): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
לֹא (lo: 3808): not [adverbial negative particle]
הָיָה (häyäh: 1961, z8804): existified he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
[a] {implied indefinite article}כֹחַ (khoªch: 3581): firmness [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
בָּ (Bä: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
לַ (la: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
עֲמֹד (ámod: 5975, z8800): standing [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פָנָי (fänäy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
[of] {implied preposition}ו (w): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And peered I him entouching [the] beside [of] the ram, and selftrickled he unto him, and enstruck he selfsame the ram, and beshattered he selfsame [the] replicatics horns [of] his, and not existified he [a] firmness in [the] ram toward standing toward [the] face [of] his.
Notice the same phrase is used as in the earlier verse (8:5) describing how no living-creature previously could stand toward the face of the ram himself: לְפָנָיו (l’fänäyw), literally “toward [the] face [of] his.” To the degree that other kingdoms hitherto could not stand before the ram, now the ram himself cannot stand before the he-goat—“all who take the sword, by sword shall perish.”3
וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיִּרְמְסֵהוּ וְלֹא־הָיָה מַצִּיל לָאַיִל מִיָּדוֹ (waYash'liykhëhû ar'tzäh waYir'm'šëhû w'lo-häyäh maTZiyl läayil miYädô)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יַּשְׁלִיכֵ (Yash’liykhë: 7993, z8686): endowncasted he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
הוּ (hû: 1931): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
אַרְצָ (ar’tzä: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יִּרְמְסֵ (Yir’m’šë: 7429, z8799): downstamped he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
הוּ (hû: 1931): him [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
לֹא (lo: 3808): not [adverbial negative particle]
הָיָה (häyäh: 1961, z8804): existified he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
[an] {implied indefinite article}מַצִּיל (maTZiyl: 5337, z8688): enoutpulling [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
לָ (lä: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
מִ (mi: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}יָּד (Yäd: 3027): hand [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And endowncasted he him land onto, and downstamped he him, and not existified he [an] enoutpulling toward [the] ram from [the] hand [of] his.
Earthly empires arrive—alas!—to an eventual end for one reason or another, whether toward good or toward broken. There exists yet additional demonstrative evidence that the ram ultimately suffered the very form of fate it inflicted on other kingdoms: the specific word מַצִּיל (maTZiyl) translated here as “enoutpulling”—Hiphil stem, participle active mood, masculine singular absolute—is repeated from v. 8:5, as is the phrase מִיָּדוֹ (miYädô), “from [the] hand [of] his.”
וּצְפִיר הָעִזִּים הִגְדִּיל עַד־מְאֹד וּכְעָצְמוֹ נִשְׁבְּרָה הַקֶּרֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה וַתַּעֲלֶנָה חָזוּת אַרְבַּע תַּחְתֶּיהָ לְאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת הַשָּׁמָיִם (ûtz'fiyr häiZiym hig'Diyl ad-m'od ûkh'ätz'mô nish'B'räh haQeren haG'dôläh waTaálenäh chäzût ar'Ba Tach'Teyhä l'ar'Ba rûchôt haSHämäyim)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[the] {implied definite article}צְפִיר (tz’fiyr: 6842): prancing-creature [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
עִזִּים (iZiym: 5795): strong-creatures [noun: common feminine plural absolute]
הִגְדִּיל (hig’Diyl: 1431, z8689): enmagnified he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
מְאֹד (m’od: 3966): vehemence [substantive]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
כְ (kh’: 9008): as [prefixed inseparable prepositional comparative particle]
[the] {implied definite article}עָצְמ (ätz’m: 6105): fastbinding [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
נִשְׁבְּרָה (nish’B’räh: 7665, z8738): asshattered she [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person feminine singular]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קֶּרֶן (Qeren: 7161): horn [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גְּדוֹלָה (G’dôläh: 1419): magnificent [adjective: feminine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תַּעֲלֶנָה (Taálenäh: 5927, z8799): ascendified herselves [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine plural] {consecutive-sequential implication}
[the] {implied definite article}חָזוּת (chäzût: 2380): visionness [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}אַרְבַּע (ar’Ba: 702): quadratic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
תַּחְתֶּי (Tach’Tey: 8478): beneath [substantive] {prepositional implication}
הָ (hä): her [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person feminine singular]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַרְבַּע (ar’Ba: 702): quadratic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
רוּחוֹת (rûchôt: 7307): spirits [noun: common both plural construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
שָּׁמָיִם (SHämäyim: 8064): heavens [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
And [the] prancing-creature [of] the strong-creatures enmagnified he ontopass vehemence, and as [the] fastbinding [of] his asshattered she the horn [of] the magnificent, and ascendified herselves [the] visionness [of] quadratic beneath her toward [the] quadratic spirits [of] the heavens.
Herein is another reflection of Outcarvation Week from Genesis, although the exact interpretation of the explanation is less certain from me (E.G.), as of typing. Compare to this passage from Gen. 2:
וְנָהָר יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִׁים (w'nähär yotzë mëëden l'hash'qôt et-haGän ûmiSHäm yiPärëd w'häyäh l'ar'Bääh räshiym)4
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[a] {implied indefinite article}נָהָר (nähär: 5104): sparklage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
יֹצֵא (yotzë: 3318, z8802): outwent he [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
מֵ (më: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
עֵדֶן (ëden: 5731): Pleasure [noun: proper name]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
הַשְׁקוֹת (hash’qôt: 8248, z8687): endrinking [verb: Hiphil, infinitive construct]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גָּן (Gän: 1588): hedge [noun: common both singular absolute]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
מִ (mi: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
שָּׁם (SHäm: 8033): there [adverb]
יִפָּרֵד (yiPärëd: 6504, z8735): apparticiated he [verb: Niphal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הָיָה (häyäh: 1961, z8804): existified he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
אַרְבָּעָה (ar’Bääh: 702): quadratic [adjective: cardinal numeral, masculine singular absolute]
רָאשִׁים (räshiym: 7218): primordiages [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
And [a] sparklage outwent he from Pleasure toward endrinking selfsame the hedge, and from there apparticiated he, and existified he toward quadratic primordiages.
Observe this structural akinness:
the billy-goat’s originally single magnificent horn ↔ Eden’s single river
division of the magnificent horn into four horns ↔ partition of Eden’s river into four heads of rivers
I would like to point out that myself—E.G.—at this very moment am not going to determine the finer details, as of typing. I am simply showing what appears to be a non-coincidentally notable likeness of pattern, because presently I do not (yet) comprehend what the in-depth details are.
וּמִן־הָאַחַת מֵהֶם יָצָא קֶרֶן־אַחַת מִצְּעִירָה וַתִּגְדַּל־יֶתֶר אֶל־הַנֶּגֶב וְאֶל־הַמִּזְרָח וְאֶל־הַצֶּבִי (ûmin-häachat mëhem yätzä qeren-achat miTZ'iyräh waTig'Dal-yeter el-haNegev w'el-haMiz'räch w'el-haTZeviy)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
מִן (min: 4480): from [preposition]
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַחַת (achat: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
מֵ (më: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
הֶם (hem: 1992): himselves [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine plural]
יָצָא (yätzä: 3318, z8804): outwent he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
[a] {implied indefinite article}קֶרֶן (qeren: 7161): horn [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}אַחַת (achat: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
מִ (mi: 4480): from [prefixed inseprable preposition]
צְּעִירָה (TZ’iyräh: 4704): diminuitudeness [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תִּגְדַּל (Tig’Dal: 1431, z8799): magnified she [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
יֶתֶר (yeter: 3499): overleftage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
אֶל (el: 413): unto [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
נֶּגֶב (Negev: 5045): drought [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶל (el: 413): unto [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מִּזְרָח (Miz’räch: 4217): irradiation-abode [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶל (el: 413): unto [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
צֶּבִי (TZeviy: 6643): turgidence [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And from the unific from himselves, outwent he [a] horn [of] unific from diminuitudeness, and magnified she overleftage unto the drought, and unto the irradiation-abode, and unto the turgidence.
So out of one of those four horns, yet another horn grows from out of that horn out of a stature of minuscule smallness, and “she” (symbolic language here, because it’s in the context of visionary prophetic symbols—the horn as a symbol represents a regent a.k.a. king regarded literally and substantively in the masculine gender) expanded (a.k.a. in empirical conquest) toward:
“the drought” = south, as explained above
“the irradiation-abode” = the place where the sun radiates from, hence east
“the turgidence” = Judea a.k.a. what is known geographically more broadly at-large as Palestine—צֶּבִי (TZeviy) is derived from the root verb צָבָה (ṣāḇâ) which means “to swell up” a.k.a. “be turgid,” and for whatever reason by implication the noun form means “roebuck”/“gazelle” and associated with the descriptions of “pleasant,” “beauteous,” “splendorous,” “glorious” et al., in turn a symbol for the abode of Jehovah’s covenant people in the geographically literal type
וַתִּגְדַּל עַד־צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם וַתַּפֵּל אַרְצָה מִן־הַצָּבָא וּמִן־הַכּוֹכָבִים וַתִּרְמְסֵם (waTig'Dal ad-tz'vä haSHämäyim waTaPël ar'tzäh min-haTZävä ûmin-haKôkhäviym waTir'm'šëm)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תִּגְדַּל (Tig’Dal: 1431, z8799): magnified she [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}צְבָא (tz’vä: 6635): exarcant [noun: common both singular construct]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
שָּׁמָיִם (SHämäyim: 8064): heavens [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תַּפֵּל (TaPël: 5307, z8686): endownfell she [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אַרְצָ (ar’tzä: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
מִן (min: 4480): from [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
צָּבָא (TZävä: 6635): exarcant [noun: common both singular absolute]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
מִן (min: 4480): from [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
כּוֹכָבִים (Kôkhäviym: 3556): stars [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תִּרְמְסֵ (Tir’m’šë: 7429, z8799): downstamped she [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
ם (m): himselves [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine plural]
And magnified she ontopass [the] exarcant [of] the heavens, and endownfell she land onto from the exarcant and from the stars, and downstamped she himselves.
Alright, this is a boondoggle to address right here. So there is the vividly terrifying scene conveyed of a certain offshoot regent who aggressively wars against God’s covenant people, even to the point of reaching the host of the heavens and causing them to fall to the land to stamp down upon them.
First off, this is not to be taken literally—remember, the description here is prophetically symbolic. The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said this:5
Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal, for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.
In other words, the exarcant of the heavens as stated in Daniel 8 is not the literal host of heaven, but rather the host of God’s people at the time in Judea (in the 2nd century B.C., during the regency of Antiochus IV, who was the offshoot horn “from diminuitudeness” spoken of here) whose hearts abided in the heavenly Zion.
While obviously not literally the same, there is nonetheless a reflection of Genesis—remember the explanation for v. 8:4 wherein the parallel Genesis passage mentions how God created the stars? (for context: stars in prophetic symbolism represent angels a.k.a. messengers6) There is also this:
וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָם (way'khuLû haSHämayim w'hääretz w'khäl-tz'vääm)7
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יְכֻלּוּ (y’khuLû: 3615, z8792): abbefinished himselves [verb: Pual, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine plural] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
שָּׁמַיִם (SHämayim: 8064): heavens [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אָרֶץ (äretz: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[the] {implied definite article}כָל (khäl: 3605): totality [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}צְבָאָ (tz’vää: 6635): host [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}ם (m): himselves [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine plural]
And abbefinished himselves the heavens and the land, and [the] totality [of] [the] host [of] himselves…
While the exact inflected variants differ, there is a common reference to a host associated with the heavens, where the land is also likewise mentioned. Just as there is a host of Jehovah’s in the literal heavens above, there is also a spiritual host of Jehovah’s on earth that is found among the people whose hearts are in the heavenly New Jerusalem that is above.
On a side note about my translation choice, for those who may wonder: the reason why I translate צָּבָא (TZävä) as “exarcant” is to better emphatically convey the idea of a host as an army of well-trained and exercised members, as it is derived from the Latin word exercitus which in its concrete definition hopefully reflects the meaning of the corresponding Biblical Hebrew more substantively.
וְעַד שַׂר־הַצָּבָא הִגְדִּיל וּמִמֶּנּוּ *הֵרִים [הוּרַם] הַתָּמִיד וְהֻשְׁלַךְ מְכוֹן מִקְדָּשׁוֹ (w'ad sar-haTZävä hig'Diyl ûmiMeNû *hëriym [hûram] haTämiyd w'hush'lakh' m'khôn miq'Däshô)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}שַׂר (sar: 8269): prince [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
צָּבָא (TZävä: 6635): exarcant [noun: common both singular absolute]
הִגְדִּיל (hig’Diyl: 1431, z8689): enmagnified he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
מִמֶּ (miMe: 4480): from [preposition]
נּוּ (Nû): us [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common plural]
הֵרִים (hëriym: 7311, z8689): enexalted he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
[times] {implied escalatory preposition}הוּרַם (hûram: 7311, z8717): aeenexalted he [verb: Hophal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
תָּמִיד (Tämiyd: 8548): continuity [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הֻשְׁלַךְ (hush’lakh’: 7913, z8717): aeendowncasted he [verb: Hophal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
[the] {implied definite article}מְכוֹן (m’khôn: 4349): establishment [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}מִקְדָּשׁ (miq’Däsh: 4720): sanctuary [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And ontopass [the] prince [of] the exarcant enmagnified he, and from us was enexalted he [times] aeenexalted he the continuity, and aeendowncasted he [the] establishment [of] [the] sanctuary [of] his.
You understand perfectly what this means, right? /s I must admit that I myself—E.G.—simply try to translate as conservative and literal as I can, and as a result sometimes I am confounded in mentally lost confusion as to why certain inflected words carry the ultimate end meaning implications that they do. For whatever reason, the causative Hiphil form of the verb “exalt” (in its Qal “root”) and its passive Hophal mirror (which means “to be caused to be exalted”) by implication—at least in this local context—means essentially “to be taken off, lifted off, removed.”
The continuity referenced here is of course the daily sacrifice—in the ancient Hebraic earthly type, two burnt offerings were offered daily on the altar, one in the evening and the other in the morning:8
And this [is] that which thou dost prepare on the altar; two lambs, sons of a year, daily continually; the one lamb thou dost prepare in the morning, and the second lamb thou dost prepare between the evenings;
Alas, the KJV and a number of other translations reductionally translate תָּמִיד (Tämiyd) when the word literally at its core is tied to the concept of continuation, not specifically tied to a day-by-day basis of unit measurement but simply as continuity. This reductionist rendition appears to be the root cause for offshoot misinterpretations of Daniel 8 as a whole, since “daily” becomes misconstrued in conjunction with the meaning of the 2,300 as specified later this chapter. (hint: by some special Laodicean kooks who haven’t learned their lessons since 1844)
וְצָבָא תִּנָּתֵן עַל־הַתָּמִיד בְּפָשַׁע וְתַשְׁלֵךְ אֱמֶת אַרְצָה (w'tzävä TiNätën al-haTämiyd B'fäsha w'tash'lëkh' émet ar'tzäh)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[an] {implied indefinite article}צָבָא (tzävä: 6635): exarcant [noun: common both singular absolute]
תִּנָּתֵן (TiNätën: 5414, z8735): aggave she [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
תָּמִיד (Tämiyd: 8548): continuity [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
בְּ (B’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
פָשַׁע (fäsha: 6588): excadation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תַשְׁלֵךְ (tash’lëkh’: 7993, z8686): endowncasted she [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֱמֶת (émet: 571): verity [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[the] {implied definite article}אַרְצָ (ar’tzä: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
And [an] exarcant aggave she upon the continuity in excadation, and endowncasted she verity land onto.
The word פָשַׁע (fäsha) is usually translated as “transgression” or “rebellion,” but that is an inaccurate treatment of what the original Biblical Hebrew term means, because it is derived from the verbal root פָּשַׁע (pāšaʿ) which means, “to fall away, break away [from God’s authority].” Therefore, the noun means the act of falling away, which is not the plain meaning of “transgression” nor “rebellion”: transgressing means exceeding a boundary, and rebelling means fighting back/warring back against. Sure, I could just apply the Germanic word-merging inflection method and coin a word i.e. “awayfallage,” but this is a technically rigid designation and does not befit a poetic connotation, so French/Latin inflection is preferable here IMO—the Latin term excado means “to fall out,” and so the verbal form can be conjugated to “excadate” for an English translation of the Biblical Hebrew verb, and its counterpart noun therefore rendered as “excadation”: the act of falling away/falling out from obedience to God.
Literally, a host was given unto the offshoot horn (Antiochus Epiphanes) upon the continual sacrifice, the reason for it being because of excadation (falling away), that of God’s covenant people in Judea. As the harrowingly consequential result, Jehovah handed over Judea in its wayward apostatizing trajectory to the consequences of their own syncretic inclinations for cleaving with Seleucidae, permitting Antiochus’s genocidal onslaught of barbarism for a certain time period against Judea, wherein truth was spat upon and thrown down to be stamped upon.
וְעָשְׂתָה וְהִצְלִיחָה (w'äs'täh w'hitz'liychäh)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עָשְׂתָה (äs’täh: 6213, z8804): made she [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִצְלִיחָה (hitz’liychäh: 6743, z8689): enperwent she [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person feminine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
And made she, and enperwent she.
וָאֶשְׁמְעָה אֶחָד־קָדוֹשׁ מְדַבֵּר (wäesh'm'äh echäd-qädôsh m'daBër)
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶשְׁמְעָ (esh’m’äh: 8085, z8799): I audiated [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
ה (h): lettingly [volitional suffix]
[a] {implied indefinite article}אֶחָד (echäd: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, masculine singular absolute]
קָדוֹשׁ (qädôsh: 6918): sanctificent [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
מְדַבֵּר (m’daBër: 1696, z8764): bewordifying [verb: Piel, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
And I audiated lettingly [a] unific sanctificent bewordifying.
The “main substance” of the vision has now completed, and the focus shifts: the prophet hears a certain individual—sanctified by the sanctification of Jehovah—speaking. As for exactly what is spoken, apparently the details are unspecified.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶחָד קָדוֹשׁ לַפַּלְמוֹנִי הַמְדַבֵּר עַד־מָתַי הֶחָזוֹן הַתָּמִיד וְהַפֶּשַׁע שֹׁמֵם תֵּת וְקֹדֶשׁ וְצָבָא מִרְמָס (waYomer echäd qädôsh laPal'môniy ham'daBër ad-mätay hechäzôn haTämiyd w'haPesha shomëm Tët w'qodesh w'tzävä mir'mäš)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יֹּאמֶר (Yomer: 559, z8799): said he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
[a] {implied indefinite article}אֶחָד (echäd: 259): unific [adjective: cardinal numeral, masculine singular absolute]
קָדוֹשׁ (qädôsh: 6918): sanctificent [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
לַ (la: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}פַּלְמוֹנִי (Pal’môniy: 6422): distinguicant [indefinite pronoun]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מְדַבֵּר (m’daBër: 1696, z8764): bewordifying [verb: Piel, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
מָתַי (mätay: 4970): extendily [interrogative pronoun] {adverbial implication}
[is] {implied verb}הֶ (he: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
תָּמִיד (Tämiyd: 8548): continuity [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
פֶּשַׁע (Pesha: 6588): excadation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}שֹׁמֵם (shomëm: 8074, z8802): stupefying [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
תֵּת (Tët: 5414, z8800): giving [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh: 6944): sanctitude [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[an] {implied indefinite article}צָבָא (tzävä: 6635): exarcant [noun: common both singular absolute]
מִרְמָס (mir’mäš: 4823): downstampment [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And said he [a] unific sanctificent toward [the] distinguicant [of] the bewordifying, ‘Ontopass extendily [is] the vision [of] the continuity and the excadation [of] stupefying giving and sanctitude and [an] exarcant downstampment?’
You read this far? I’ll save you the trouble and just straight-up give you a simplified rendition of the essential implied meaning (typing out detailed word-parsing explanations is a bit time-consuming on my part anyways, and it just makes the article presumably all the more overwhelming to read through, I imagine): “And said he one sanctified [individual] toward [the] so-and-so [of] the speaking, ‘Even unto the point of when [is] the vision [of] the continuity and the falling-away [of] astonishment giving also sanctity and [a] host [to suffer] being-trampled-down?’”
In a nutshell, “how long will persist the desecration of God’s sanctuary and the mass slaughter of the covenant people residing in Judea—to the point of when?”
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי עַד עֶרֶב בֹּקֶר אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וְנִצְדַּק קֹדֶשׁ (waYomer ëlay ad erev Boqer al'Payim ûsh'losh mëôt w'nitz'Daq qodesh)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יֹּאמֶר (Yomer: 559, z8799): said he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֵלַ (ëla: 413): unto [preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
עַד (ad: 5704): ontopass [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}עֶרֶב (erev: 6153): farsetage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
בֹּקֶר (Boqer: 1242): forthopenage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}אַלְפַּיִם (al’Payim: 505): cognifying-creatures [noun: masculine both plural absolute]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
שְׁלֹשׁ (sh’losh: 7969): triadic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
מֵאוֹת (mëôt: 3967): hundreds [adjective: cardinal numeral, both plural absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
נִצְדַּק (nitz’Daq: 6663, z8738): arrectified he [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh: 6944): sanctitude [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And said he unto me, ‘Ontopass [the] farsetage–forthopenage [of] cognifying-creatures and triadic hundreds, and arrectified he sanctitude.’
By implication, “And he said unto me, ‘Even to the point of evening-morning [of] two thousands and three hundreds, and was rectified he sanctitude.’”
Yes, you read that right: the ox (literally, “cognifying-creature”) is tautological in the Biblical Hebrew covenantal language with the number 1,000. As for exactly why, I don’t quite grasp this, as of typing, just that this is apparently what the text literally means at its emphatically bare and revelated substance.
“Farsetage” of course means the setting far of the sun (hence evening), and “forthopenage” therefore the opening forth of the sun (hence morning), and so the time prophecy is given: 2,300 evenings and mornings of desecration before sanctitude would be rectified, a.k.a. made straight.
In other words, 2,300 continual sacrifices were deprived from being carried out in that time frame, hence 1,150 days, because each day consisted of two sacrifices, one in the evening and the other in the morning.
And right here is as substantively patent of a reflection of Genesis 1-2 as it can get—the words עֶרֶב (erev) and בֹּקֶר (Boqer) are each used (the latter spelled/pronounced differently in Genesis 1 than in Daniel 8, though the same word) six times in the concluding overviews of each of the first six days of Outcarvation Week:
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm echäd): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day unific.”9
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִי (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm shëniy): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day replicatic.”10
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm sh'liyshiy): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day tertiaric.”11
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם רְבִיעִי (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm r'viyiy): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day quartic.”12
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm chámiyshiy): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day quintic.”13
וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי (way'hiy-erev way'hiy-voqer yôm haSHiSHiy): “And existified he [a] farsetage, and existified he [a] forthopenage: day [of] the sextic.”14
Undoubtedly this is no coincidence, for the message of Jehovah’s ways of rectitude emanating from His sanctuary are behooved to be communicated and manifested in continuity, persisting every single day in both nighttime and daytime, defined by the cycles of sunset and sunrise affixing the continuation of day.
Are you among the 1-2 people (at most? I’d personally wager a conservative estimate it’s on the lower end between 0-1 people, though Jehovah knows if at least maybe one person might actually read all of it) who read this far? Congratulations! This is only the first half of the chapter, because next up is the pericope comprising the angelic interpretation of the vision. (if you think reading this takes forever, bear in mind how much longer it takes me on this sabbath day to type all this out as I’m staying up all night to complete this before only then hitting the sack for physical rest)
Oh, and this is just one chapter of a book out of 49 books of the Bible—there’s about a cognifying-creature- er I mean ox- [ahem] “sorry” [cough cough] I mean thousand more chapters in the scriptural text across both testaments to understand. Make of that what you will, at least if you haven’t yet fainted from knowledge intake overdose.
וַיְהִי בִּרְאֹתִי אֲנִי דָנִיֵּאל אֶת־הֶחָזוֹן וָאֲבַקְשָׁה בִינָה וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד לְנֶגְדִּי כְּמַרְאֵה־גָבֶר (way'hiy Bir'otiy ániy däniYël et-hechäzôn wäávaq'shäh viynäh w'hiNëh omëd l'neg'Diy K'mar'ëh-gäver)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יְהִי (y’hiy: 1961, z8799): existified he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
בִּ (Bi: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}רְאֹתִ (r’oti: 7200, z8800): peering [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
דָנִיֵּאל (däniYël: 1840): Daniel [noun: proper name]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הֶ (he: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֲבַקְשָׁ (ávaq’shä: 1245, z8762): I beoutsought [verb: Piel, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
ה (h): lettingly [volitional suffix]
בִינָה (viynäh: 998): intelligence [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִנֵּה (hiNëh: 2009): behold! [interjection]
עֹמֵד (omëd: 5975, z8802): standing [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}נֶגְדִּ (neg’Di: 5048): conspicuifore [substantive]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
[was] {implied verb}כְּ (K’: 9008): as [prefixed inseparable prepositional comparative particle]
[the] {implied definite article}מַרְאֵה (mar’ëh: 4758): appearance [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[a] {implied indefinite article}גָבֶר (gäver: 1397): prevailant [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And existified he in [the] peering [of] mine—I Daniel—selfsame the vision, and I beoutsought lettingly intelligence, and behold! standing toward [the] conspicuifore [of] mine [was] as [the] appearance [of] [a] prevailant.
The vision was thus complete and existed, having passed and now gone. We are on to the second out of the two pericopes of Daniel 8, finished with the A branch of the at-large chiasm and moving on to the B branch. After the prophet Daniel beheld the Ram-Goat Vision, what was conspicuious before him was that which appeared to be a mighty being—in this case an angel from heaven.
וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל־אָדָם בֵּין אוּלָי (wäesh'ma qôl-ädäm Bëyn ûläy)
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶשְׁמַע (esh’ma: 8085, z8799): I audiated [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
[the] {implied definite article}קוֹל (qôl: 6963): voice [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[a] {implied indefinite article}אָדָם (ädäm: 120): red-creature [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
בֵּין (Bëyn: 996): inter [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}אוּלָ (ûlä: 195): Leaders [noun: proper title]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): Mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
And I audiated [the] voice [of] [a] red-creature inter [the] Leaders [of] Mine.
Spoiler: it was the voice of (preincarnate) Jesus.
וַיִּקְרָא וַיֹּאמַר גַּבְרִיאֵל הָבֵן לְהַלָּז אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה (waYiq'rä waYomar Gav'riyël hävën l'haLäz et-haMar'eh)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יִּקְרָא (Yiq’rä: 7121, z8799): proclaimed He [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יֹּאמַר (Yomar: 559, z8799): said He [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gav’riyël: 1403): Gabriel [noun: proper name]
הָבֵן (hävën: 995, z8695): enintellify you [verb: Hiphil, imperative, 2nd-person masculine singular]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
הַלָּז (haLäz: 1975): yonderthis [demonstrative pronoun: common singular]
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מַּרְאֶה (Mar’eh: 4758): appearance [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And proclaimed He and said He, ‘Gabriel, enintellify you toward yonderthis selfsame the appearance.’
וַיָּבֹא אֵצֶל עָמְדִי וּבְבֹאוֹ נִבְעַתִּי וָאֶפְּלָה עַל־פָּנָי (waYävo ëtzel äm'diy ûv'voô niv'aTiy wäeP'läh al-Pänäy)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יָּבֹא (Yävo: 935, z8799): incame he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֵצֶל (ëtzel: 681): adjacent [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}עָמְדִ (äm’di: 5977): standingplace [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}בֹא (vo: 935, z8800): incoming [verb: Qal, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
נִבְעַתִּי (niv’aTiy: 1204, z8738): atterrified I [verb: Niphal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶפְּלָ (eP’lä: 5307, z8799): I downfell [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
ה (h): lettingly [volitional suffix]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
פָּנָי (Pänäy: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
And incame he adjacent [the] standingplace [of] mine, and in [the] incoming [of] his atterrified I, and I downfell lettingly upon face.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הָבֵן בֶּן־אָדָם כִּי לְעֶת־קֵץ הֶחָזוֹן (waYomer ëlay hävën Ben-ädäm Kiy l'et-qëtz hechäzôn)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יֹּאמֶר (Yomer: 559, z8799): said he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֵלַ (ëla: 413): unto [preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
הָבֵן (hävën: 995, z8685): enintellify you [verb: Hiphil, imperative, 2nd-person masculine singular]
בֶּן (Ben: 1121): erector [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}אָדָם (ädäm: 120): red-creature [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
כִּי (Kiy: 3588): eallswa [conjunction]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}עֶת (et: 6256): onpassagess [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}קֵץ (qëtz: 7093): amputation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[is] {implied verb}הֶ (he: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And said he unto me, ‘Enintellify you, erector [of] red-creature, eallswa toward [the] onpassagess [of] amputation [is] the vision.’
Fine, maybe I need to actually supply some commentary notes here instead of instantly jumping ahead, since mere Bastardized English™ 21st-century barebones pseudoproficiency presumably won’t carry the average English-speaker to understand what that sentence means in substantive fullness.
In a nutshell: “And he said unto me, ‘Cause yourself to distinguish, son of man, because toward [the] time [of] end [is] the vision.”
If you’re wondering why I translated the text in such an atavistic way, here is a nice and brief summary for the meanwhile:
“enintellify”: the root בִּין (bîn) in its Qal stem means “to distinguish between,” rendered by me as “intellify,” and so the Hiphil-stemmed “enintellify” by implication means “cause to distinguish between”
“erector”: the masculine noun בֵּן (bēn)—translated commonly as “son”—is derived from the verbal root בָּנָה (bānâ) which means “to build, to erect,” and accordingly the masculine noun does not simply mean “son” as in simply a male child, but in the emphatic sense—per Strong’s—“as a builder of the family name”
“red-creature”: cf. this
“eallswa”: loanword from Old English that functions far better as a versatile conjunction—as an English translation of the Biblical Hebrew word כִּי (kî)—than a word like “for” or “because”
“onpassagess”: the noun עֵת (ʿēṯ) appears to be the feminine counterpart of the masculine עַד (ʿaḏ), which means “onpassage” by reason that it is derived from the verbal root עָדָה (ʿāḏâ) which means “pass on” a.k.a. “onpass”—hence, I apply an -ess suffix conjugation to denote femininity, just as “princess” is the feminine counterpart to “prince,” “actress” to “actor,” “lioness” to “lion” et al.—by implication, “onpassagess” means time, a.k.a. the very time that passes on
“amputation”: the masculine noun קֵץ (qēṣ) is derived from the verbal root קָצַץ (qāṣaṣ) which means “to amputate” a.k.a. “cut off,” and so the noun form by implication means “end, extremity, termination,” a.k.a. the severing off of a matter/thing whose purpose is completed
וּבְדַבְּרוֹ עִמִּי נִרְדַּמְתִּי עַל־פָּנַי אָרְצָה (ûv'daB'rô iMiy nir'Dam'Tiy al-Pänay är'tzäh)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}דַבְּר (daB’r: 1696, z8763): bewordifying [verb: Piel, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
עִמִּ (iMi: 5973): adjuncto [preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
נִרְדַּמְתִּי (nir’Dam’Tiy: 7290, z8738): assoporized I [verb: Niphal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
פָּנַי (Pänay: 6440): face [noun: common both plural construct] {singular implication}
אָרְצָ (är’tzä: 776): land [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
ה (h): onto [directional suffix]
And in [the] bewordifying [of] his adjuncto me, assoporized I upon face land onto.
וַיִּגַּע־בִּי וַיַּעֲמִידֵנִי עַל־עָמְדִי (waYiGa-Biy waYaámiydëniy al-äm'diy)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יִּגַּע (YiGa: 5060, z8799): touched he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
בִּ (Bi: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
י (y): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יַּעֲמִידֵ (Yaámiydë: 5975, z8686): enstood he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
נִי (niy): me [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}עָמְדִ (äm’di: 5977): standingplace [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}י (y): mine [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common singular]
And touched he in me, and enstood he me upon [the] standingplace [of] mine.
וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי מוֹדִיעֲךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶה בְּאַחֲרִית הַזָּעַם כִּי לְמוֹעֵד קֵץ (waYomer hin'niy môdiyákhä ët ásher-yih'yeh B'acháriyt haZäam Kiy l'môëd qëtz)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
יֹּאמֶר (Yomer: 559, z8799): said he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
הִנְ (hin’: 2005): lo! [interjection]
נִי (niy): I [pronominal suffix: 1st-person common plural]
[am] {implied verb}מוֹדִיעֲ (môdiyá: 3045, z8688): enknowing [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular construct]
ךָ (khä): you [pronominal suffix: 2nd-person masculine singular]
אֵת (ët: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
יִהְיֶה (yih’yeh: 1961, z8799): shall existify he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
בְּ (B’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַחֲרִית (acháriyt: 319): aftermost [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
זָּעַם (Zäam: 2195): indignation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
כִּי (Kiy: 3588): eallswa [conjunction]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[an] {implied indefinite article}מוֹעֵד (môëd: 4150): appointment [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[shall be] {implied verb}קֵץ (qëtz: 7093): amputation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And said he, ‘Lo! I [am] enknowing you selfsame which shall existify he in [the] aftermost [of] the indignation, eallswa toward [an] appointment [shall be] amputation.
הָאַיִל אֲשֶׁר־רָאִיתָ בַּעַל הַקְּרָנָיִם מַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָס (häayil ásher-räiytä Baal haQ'ränäyim mal'khëy mäday ûfäräš)
הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
אַיִל (ayil: 352): ram [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
רָאִיתָ (räiytä: 7200, z8804): peered you [verb: Qal, perfect, 2nd-person masculine singular]
[the] {implied definite article}בַּעַל (Baal: 1167): overruler [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קְּרָנָיִם (Q’ränäyim: 7161): horns [noun: common feminine dual absolute]
[are] {implied verb}
[the] {implied definite article}מַלְכֵי (mal’khëy: 4428): regents [noun: common masculine plural construct]
[of] {implied preposition}מָדַי (mäday: 4074): Media [noun: proper name]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
פָרָס (färäš: 6539): Persia [noun: proper name]
The ram which peered you—[the] overruler [of] the horns—[are] [the] regents [of] Media and Persia.
(cf. vv. 8:3-4) As the angel leaves no second-guessing doubt of, horns in prophecy represent regents a.k.a. kings. Medo-Persia as a coregency of bifurcated power distribution between Medes and Persians therefore was represented in vision as a ram possessing two horns.
וְהַצָּפִיר הַשָּׂעִיר מֶלֶךְ יָוָן (w'haTZäfiyr haSäiyr melekh' yäwän)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
צָּפִיר (TZäfiyr: 6842): prancing-creature [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
שָּׂעִיר (Säiyr: 8163): abstormy [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
[is] {implied verb}
[the] {implied definite article}מֶלֶךְ (melekh’: 4428): regent [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}יָוָן (yäwän: 3120): Javan [noun: proper name]
And the prancing-creature [of] the abstormy [is] [the] regent [of] Javan.
(cf. v. 8:7)
וְהַקֶּרֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּין־עֵינָיו הוּא הַמֶּלֶךְ הָרִאשׁוֹן (w'haQeren haG'dôläh ásher Bëyn-ëynäyw hû haMelekh' härishôn)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
קֶּרֶן (Qeren: 7161): horn [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
גְּדוֹלָה (G’dôläh: 1419): magnificent [adjective: feminine singular absolute]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
[is] {implied verb}בֵּין (Bëyn: 996): inter [masculine substantive] {prepositional implication}
[the] {implied definite article}עֵינָי (ëynäy: 5869): eyes [noun: common both dual construct]
[of] {implied preposition}ו (w): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
הוּא (hû: 1931): he [personal pronoun: 3rd-person masculine singular]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מֶּלֶךְ (Melekh’: 4428): regent [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
רִאשׁוֹן (rishôn: 7223): primordial [adjective: ordinal numeral, masculine singular absolute]
And the horn [of] the magnificent—which [is] inter [the] eyes [of] his—[is] he the regent [of] the primordial.
(cf. v. 8:8) A.k.a. Alexander the Great.
וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אַרְבַּע תַּחְתֶּיהָ אַרְבַּע מַלְכֻיוֹת מִגּוֹי יַעֲמֹדְנָה וְלֹא בְכֹחוֹ (w'haNish'Beret waTaámod'näh ar'Ba Tach'Teyhä ar'Ba mal'khuyôt miGôy yaámod'näh w'lo v'khochô)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
נִּשְׁבֶּרֶת (Nish’Beret: 7665, z8737): being-asshattering [verb: Niphal, participle passive, feminine singular absolute]
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
תַּעֲמֹדְנָה (Taámod’näh: 5975, z8799): stood herselves [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine plural] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אַרְבַּע (ar’Ba: 702): quadratic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
תַּחְתֶּי (Tach’Tey: 8478): beneath [substantive] {prepositional implication}
הָ (hä): her [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person feminine singular]
אַרְבַּע (ar’Ba: 702): quadratic [adjective: cardinal numeral, feminine singular absolute]
מַלְכֻיוֹת (mal’khuyôt: 4438): regencies [noun: common feminine plural absolute]
מִ (mi: 4480): from [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[a] {implied indefinite article}גּוֹי (Gôy: 1471): nation [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
יַעֲמֹדְנָה (yaámod’näh: 5975, z8799): shall stand herselves [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person feminine plural]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
לֹא (lo: 3808): not [adverbial negative particle]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}כֹח (khoch: 3581): firmness [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And the being-asshattering, and stood herselves quadratic beneath her: quadratic regencies from [a] nation shall stand herselves, and not in [the] firmness [of] his.
(cf. v. 8:12)
וּבְאַחֲרִית מַלְכוּתָם כְּהָתֵם הַפֹּשְׁעִים יַעֲמֹד מֶלֶךְ עַז־פָּנִים וּמֵבִין חִידוֹת (ûv'acháriyt mal'khûtäm K'hätëm haPosh'iym yaámod melekh' az-Päniym ûmëviyn chiydôt)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}אַחֲרִית (acháriyt: 319): aftermost [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}
[the] {implied definite article}מַלְכוּתָ (mal’khûtä: 4438): regencies [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}ם (m): himselves [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine plural]
כְּ (K’: 9008): as [prefixed inseparable prepositional comparative particle]
[the] {implied definite article}הָתֵם (hätëm: 8552, z8687): perficating [verb: Hiphil, infinitive construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
פֹּשְׁעִים (Posh’iym: 6586, z8802): excadatings [verb: Qal, participle active, masculine plural absolute]
יַעֲמֹד (yaámod: 5975, z8799): shall stand he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
[a] {implied indefinite article}מֶלֶךְ (melekh’: 4428): regent [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
עַז (az: 5794): strong [adjective: masculine singular absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}פָּנִים (Päniym: 6440): faces [noun: common both plural absolute]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
מֵבִין (mëviyn: 995, z8688): enintellifying [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
חִידוֹת (chiydôt: 2420): enigmas [noun: common feminine plural absolute]
And in [the] aftermost [of] [the] regencies [of] himselves, as [the] perficating [of] the excadatings shall stand he [a] regent strong [of] faces and enintellifying enigmas.
(cf. v. 8:13)
וְעָצַם כֹּחוֹ וְלֹא בְכֹחוֹ וְנִפְלָאוֹת יַשְׁחִית (w'ätzam Kochô w'lo v'khochô w'nif'läôt yash'chiyt)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עָצַם (ätzam: 6105, z8804): fastbound he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
כֹּח (Koch: 3581): firmness [noun: common masculine singular construct]
וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
לֹא (lo: 3808): not [adverbial negative particle]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}כֹח (khoch: 3581): firmness [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
נִפְלָאוֹת (nif’läôt: 6381, z8737): addistinguishing [verb: Niphal, participle active, feminine plural absolute]
יַשְׁחִית (yash’chiyt: 7843, z8686): shall encorruptify he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְהִצְלִיחַ וְעָשָׂה וְהִשְׁחִית עֲצוּמִים וְעַם־קְדֹשִׁים (w'hitz'liyªch w'äsäh w'hish'chiyt átzûmiym w'am-q'doshiym)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִצְלִיחַ (hitz’liyªch: 6743, z8689): enperwent he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עָשָׂה (äsäh: 6213, z8804): made he [verb: Qal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִשְׁחִית (hish’chiyt: 7843, z8689): encorruptified he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
עֲצוּמִים (átzûmiym: 6099): being-fastbindings [passive participle: masculine plural absolute] {adjectival implication}
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עַם (am: 5971): people [noun: common masculine singular construct]
קְדֹשִׁים (q’doshiym: 6918): sanctificents [adjective: masculine plural absolute]
And enperwent he, and made he, and encorruptified he being-fastbindings and [the] people [of] sanctificents.
וְעַל־שִׂכְלוֹ וְהִצְלִיחַ מִרְמָה בְּיָדוֹ וּבִלְבָבוֹ יַגְדִּיל וּבְשַׁלְוָה יַשְׁחִית רַבִּים (w'al-sikh'lô w'hitz'liyªch mir'mäh B'yädô ûvil'vävô yag'Diyl ûv'shal'wäh yash'chiyt raBiym)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}שִׂכְל (sikh’l: 7922): foresight [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הִצְלִיחַ (hitz’liyªch: 6743, z8689): enperwent he [verb: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
מִרְמָה (mir’mäh: 4820): hurlance [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
בְּ (B’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}יָד (yäd: 3027): hand [noun: common both singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בִ (vi: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}לְבָב (l’väv: 3824): heartitude [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}וֹ (ô): his [pronominal suffix: 3rd-person masculine singular]
יַגְדִּיל (yag’Diyl: 1431, z8686): shall enmagnify he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
שַׁלְוָה (shal’wäh: 7962): tranquility [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
יַשְׁחִית (yash’chiyt: 7843, z8686): shall encorruptify he [verb: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
רַבִּים (raBiym: 7227): manies [adjective: masculine plural absolute]
And upon [the] foresight [of] his and enperwent he hurlance in [the] hand [of] his, and in [the] heartitude [of] his shall enmagnify he, and in tranquility shall encorruptify he manies.
וְעַל־שַׂר־שָׂרִים יַעֲמֹד וּבְאֶפֶס יָד יִשָּׁבֵר (w'al-sar-säriym yaámod ûv'efeš yäd yiSHävër)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
[the] {implied definite article}שַׂר (sar: 8269): prince [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}שָׂרִים (säriym: 8269): princes [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
יַעֲמֹד (yaámod: 5975, z8799): shall stand he [verb: Qal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
בְ (v’: 9004): in [prefixed inseparable preposition]
אֶפֶס (efeš: 657): cessation [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}יָד (yäd: 3027): hand [noun: common both singular absolute]
יִשָּׁבֵר (yiSHävër: 7665, z8735): shall asshatter he [verb: Niphal, imperfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
And upon [the] prince [of] princes shall stand he, and in cessation [of] hand shall asshatter he.
וּמַרְאֵה הָעֶרֶב וְהַבֹּקֶר אֲשֶׁר נֶאֱמַר אֱמֶת הוּא (ûmar'ëh häerev w'haBoqer ásher neémar émet hû)
וּ (û: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
[the] {implied definite article}מַרְאֵה (mar’ëh: 4758): appearance [noun: common masculine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הָ (hä: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
עֶרֶב (erev: 6153): farsetage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
בֹּקֶר (Boqer: 1242): forthopenage [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
אֲשֶׁר (ásher: 834): which [relative pronoun]
נֶאֱמַר (neémar: 559, z8738): assaid he [verb: Niphal, perfect, 3rd-person masculine singular]
אֱמֶת (émet: 571): verity [noun: common feminine singular absolute]
[is] {implied verb}הוּא (hû: 1931): he [personal pronoun: 3rd-person masculine singular]
And [the] appearance [of] the farsetage and the forthopenage—which assaid he—verity [is] he.
Note that verity (a.k.a. truth)—אֱמֶת (émet)—is exactly that which was casted down by the offshoot horn (Antiochus IV), cf. v. 8:16: “and endowncasted she verity land onto.”
The text also says above that this particular regent understands “enigmas,” a.k.a. riddles, dark thoughts/arts, manipulation schemes et al. Evidently, in light of this prophecy’s revelation well centuries before its manifested fulfillment, the verity of the evening-morning prophecy was made known, and one can perhaps plausibly surmise that Antiochus IV was aware of it, and hence he scrambled on a destruction rampage in what on his end served as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In a nutshell: the offshoot horn Antiochus IV must have despised the Danielic prophecy of the 2,300 evening-mornings that foretold the ultimate rectification of the continual sacrifice.
וְאַתָּה סְתֹם הֶחָזוֹן כִּי לְיָמִים רַבִּים (w'aTäh š'tom hechäzôn Kiy l'yämiym raBiym)
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אַתָּה (aTäh: 859): you [personal pronoun: 2nd-person masculine singular]
סְתֹם (š’tom: 5640): upstop you [verb: Qal, imperative, 2nd-person masculine singular]
הֶ (he: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
חָזוֹן (chäzôn: 2377): vision [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
כִּי (Kiy: 3588): eallswa [conjunction]
לְ (l’: 9009): toward [prefixed inseparable preposition]
יָמִים (yämiym: 3117): days [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
[of] {implied preposition}רַבִּים (raBiym: 7227): manies [adjective: masculine plural absolute]
And you: upstop you the vision eallswa toward days [of] manies.’
More or less, “And you! shut up the vision that [is] toward many days.’”
וַאֲנִי דָנִיֵּאל נִהְיֵיתִי וְנֶחֱלֵיתִי יָמִים (waániy däniYël nih'yëytiy w'nechélëytiy yämiym)
וַ (wa: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֲנִי (ániy: 589): I [personal pronoun: 1st-person common singular]
דָנִיֵּאל (däniYël: 1840): Daniel [noun: proper name]
נִהְיֵיתִי (nih’yëytiy: 1961, z8738): aeexistified I [verb: Niphal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
נֶחֱלֵיתִי (nechélëytiy: 2470, z8738): assmoothened I [verb: Niphal, perfect, 1st-person common singular]
יָמִים (yämiym: 3117): days [noun: common masculine plural absolute]
And I Daniel aeexistified I, and assmoothened I days.
The Niphal stem of the verb הָיָה (hāyâ)—“existify” (as in Qal)—does not appear commonly to nearly the same frequency as the “orthodox” Qal active stem, and the actual meaning evidently poses some trickness to grasp, because here means to be exhausted, worn out, overcome et al. So to be existified—at least here in its usage as the perfect mood denoting a completed action—evidently means to be “completed” and brought about to pass, so much so that it is tantamount to the point of being exhausted of one’s mortal human energy that is completely drained out.
Similarly, the Niphal stem of the verb חָלָה (ḥālâ)—“smoothen” (as in Qal)—is a bit tricky to grasp in its full substantive depth here, because by implication it here means “sick” and “lay ill.” Hence, for a person to be smoothened/polished means to end up lying sick in an illness temporally incapacitating their physical strength.
In any case, it’s very clear that all that subliminally vivid information was so overwhelming and terrifying that the prophet was reduced into a condition of dilapidation at its finest. Being a prophet is not easy.
וָאָקוּם וָאֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת־מְלֶאכֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ (wääqûm wäeéseh et-m'lekhet haMelekh')
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אָקוּם (äqûm: 6965, z8799): I arose [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶעֱשֶׂה (eéseh: 6213, z8799): I made [verb: Qal, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
אֶת (et: 853): selfsame [signature of the accusative]
[the] {implied definite article}מְלֶאכֶת (m’lekhet: 4399): deputyship [noun: common feminine singular construct]
[of] {implied preposition}הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מֶּלֶךְ (Melekh’: 4428): regent [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
And I arose, and I made selfsame [the] deputyship [of] the regent.
וָאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵם עַל־הַמַּרְאֶה וְאֵין מֵבִין (wäesh'Tômëm al-haMar'eh w'ëyn mëviyn)
וָ (wä: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֶשְׁתּוֹמֵם (esh’Tômëm: 8074, z8709): I selfstupefied [verb: Hithpolel, imperfect, 1st-person common singular] {conjunctive-sequential implication}
עַל (al: 5921): upon [preposition]
הַ (ha: 9005): the [prefixed definite article]
מַּרְאֶה (Mar’eh: 4758): appearance [noun: common masculine singular absolute]
וְ (w’: 9007): and [prefixed conjunction]
אֵין (ëyn: 369): nothing [negative particle]
[is] {implied verb}מֵבִין (mëviyn: 995, z8688): enintellifying [verb: Hiphil, participle active, masculine singular absolute]
And I selfstupefied upon the appearance, and nothing [is] enintellifying.
That is the conclusion of the chapter: the prophet Daniel remained in a state of bewildered and confounded non-understanding in the face of a prophecy so vividly stark in harrowingly terrifying and frightening implication that all he can do is live in the admission of his stunned incoherent fog as no mortal entity on earth could help him to distinguish between the matter.
(this took “forever” to write 😭)
Growing and maturing in the knowledge of Jehovah’s verity is not easy and painless, but is necessary if one wishes to be sanctified unto a perfected rectitude not of this world toward the entering in unto an everlasting regency—the New Jerusalem, the true Zion—not of this world.
A faithful adherent of Jehovah might not just yet—that quickly—come to an understanding of difficult prophetic words, but that which is behooved to be done must carry on: the evening and morning sacrifices must continue in continually offered faithfulness, understood in antitype as the apostle Paul exhorted:
Through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name; and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased. —Hebrews 13:15-16
The continuity ordained by יְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ (y'hwäh tzid'qënû)—Jᴇʜᴏᴠᴀʜ [ᴛʜᴇ] Rᴇᴄᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ [ᴏғ] Oᴜʀs—must be carried on by those of us who are His faithful human servants and messengers, that not the wills of our mortal human passions be done, but rather His will be done now and unto everlasting and onpassage verily!
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