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Daniel 8

Dan. 8:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in a vision
chazown (Hebrew #2377)
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zone'
Origin: from 2372
; and it came to pass, when I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
, that I was at Shushan
Shuwshan (Hebrew #7800)
Shushan, a place in Persia
KJV usage: Shushan.
Pronounce: shoo-shan'
Origin: the same as 7799
i in the palace
biyrah (Hebrew #1002)
a castle or palace
KJV usage: palace.
Pronounce: bee-raw'
Origin: of foreign origin
, which is in the province
mdiynah (Hebrew #4082)
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
KJV usage: (X every) province.
Pronounce: med-ee-naw'
Origin: from 1777
of Elam
`Eylam (Hebrew #5867)
probably from 5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
KJV usage: Elam.
Pronounce: ay-lawm'
Origin: or mOwlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}
; and I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in a vision
chazown (Hebrew #2377)
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zone'
Origin: from 2372
, and I was by the river
'uwbal (Hebrew #180)
from 2986 (in the sense of 2988); a stream
KJV usage: river.
Pronounce: oo-bawl'
Origin: or (shortened) ubal {oo-bawl'}
of Ulai
'Uwlay (Hebrew #195)
the Ulai (or Eulaeus), a river of Persia
KJV usage: Ulai.
Pronounce: oo-lah'ee
Origin: of Persian derivation
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Esther 1:2• 2that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (Esther 1:2)

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Elam,
Palace,
River,
Shushan,
Ulai,
Visions

Cross References

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Dan. 8:3• 3{i}And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and{/i} behold there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. (Dan. 8:3)
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Dan. 7:2,15• 2{i}Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea{/i}.
 15{i}As for me Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.{/i} (Dan. 7:2,15)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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Heb. 1:1• 1In many measures and in many manners of old God having spoken to the fathers in the prophets (Heb. 1:1)
Shushan.
Neh. 1:1• 1{i}The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah.{/i} (Neh. 1:1)
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Esther 1:2• 2that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (Esther 1:2)
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Esther 2:8• 8So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. (Esther 2:8)
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Esther 3:15• 15The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation. (Esther 3:15)
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Esther 7:6• 6And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. (Esther 7:6)
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Esther 8:15• 15And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple. And the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
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Esther 9:11,15• 11On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king.
 15And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. (Esther 9:11,15)
province.
Gen. 10:22• 22The sons of Shem, Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad , and Lud, and Aram. (Gen. 10:22)
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Gen. 14:1• 1{i}And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,{/i} (Gen. 14:1)
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Isa. 21:2• 2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. (Isa. 21:2)
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Jer. 25:25• 25and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, (Jer. 25:25)
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Jer. 49:34‑39• 34The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
 35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
 36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
 37For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
 38and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith Jehovah.
 39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 49:34‑39)
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Ezek. 32:24• 24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. (Ezek. 32:24)
Ulai.
Dan. 8:16• 16{i}And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai; and he called and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.{/i} (Dan. 8:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortresse of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

JND Translation Notes

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See Neh. 1.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in a vision, and was by the river of Ulai.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)