King James Version
Daniel 8:16 in the King James Version says “And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vi...” — study this verse from Daniel chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.”
Daniel 8:16 · KJV
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days ; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. days: Heb. evening morning cleansed: Heb. justified
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. set: Heb. made me stand upon my standing
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And I heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“which called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“man to understand”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the vision”
H4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks),
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