Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblein the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Young's Literal Translation in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, have understood by books the number of the years, (in that a word of Jehovah hath been unto Jeremiah the prophet,) concerning the fulfilling of the wastes of Jerusalem—seventy years; King James Bible In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Hebrew in the firstאַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first year בִּשְׁנַ֤ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of his reign, לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (lə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel I, אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I Daniel, דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל (dā·nî·yêl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1840: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', the name of several Israelites understood בִּינֹ֖תִי (bî·nō·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand from the sacred books, בַּסְּפָרִ֑ים (bas·sə·p̄ā·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book according to the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Jeremiah יִרְמִיָ֣ה (yir·mi·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites the prophet, הַנָּבִ֔יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet that the desolation לְחָרְב֥וֹת (lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel would last לְמַלֹּ֛אות (lə·mal·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of seventy שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) years. שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year |