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Daniel 4:13

As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

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ASV

I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.

KJV

I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
חָזֵ֥הcha.ZehseeingH2370 →
הֲוֵ֛יתha.VeitI wasH1934 →
בְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.Veiin [the] visions ofH2376 →
רֵאשִׁ֖יre.Shihead myH7217 →
עַֽל־'al-onH5922 →
מִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.Vibed myH4903 →
וַאֲלוּ֙va.'a.Luand lo!H431 →
עִ֣יר'ira watcherH5894 →
וְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.Dishand a holy [one]H6922 →
מִן־min-fromH4481 →
שְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
נָחִֽת׃na.Chit[was] coming downH5182 →

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Deuteronomy 33:2He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.Daniel 8:13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”Daniel 7:1In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.Zechariah 14:5You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.Daniel 4:23And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy onesPsalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.Revelation 14:10he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.Daniel 4:10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.Mark 1:24“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”Daniel 7:17‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.Daniel 7:23This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.Luke 4:34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

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