The Meaning of Daniel 7:15 Explained

Daniel 7:15

KJV: I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

YLT: Pierced hath been my spirit -- I, Daniel -- in the midst of the sheath, and the visions of my head trouble me;

Darby: As for me Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

ASV: As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I  Daniel  was grieved  in my spirit  in the midst  of [my] body,  and the visions  of my head  troubled  me. 

What does Daniel 7:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Daniel 7

1  Daniel's vision of the four beasts,
9  and of God's kingdom
15  The interpretation thereof

What do the individual words in Daniel 7:15 mean?

Was grieved in my spirit I Daniel within [my] body and the visions of my head troubled me
אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת רוּחִ֛י אֲנָ֥ה דָנִיֵּ֖אל בְּג֣וֹא נִדְנֶ֑ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי

אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת  Was  grieved 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כְּרָה  
Sense: (Ithp’el) to be distressed, be grieved.
רוּחִ֛י  in  my  spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: spirit, wind.
דָנִיֵּ֖אל  Daniel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִיֵּאל  
Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
בְּג֣וֹא  within 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גַּו  
Sense: midst, the midst.
נִדְנֶ֑ה  [my]  body 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נִדְנֶה  
Sense: sheath.
וְחֶזְוֵ֥י  and  the  visions 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חֱזוּ  
Sense: vision, appearance.
רֵאשִׁ֖י  of  my  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רֵאשׁ  
Sense: chief, head.
יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי  troubled  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: הִתְבְּהָלָה 
Sense: (Pual) to frighten, alarm, dismay.