Daniel
Daniel 2:38
38Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wherever | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| the sons | בְּֽנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1123 |
| of men | אֲ֠נָשָׁא | ’ă·nā·šā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H606 man, mankind |
| or beasts | חֵיוַ֨ת | ḥê·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2423 beast |
| of the field | בָּרָ֤א | bā·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1251 field |
| or birds | וְעוֹף־ | wə·‘ō·wp̄- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5776 fowl |
| of the air | שְׁמַיָּא֙ | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| dwell | דָאֲרִין | ḏå̄·ʾă·rīn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1753 dwell |
| He has given | יְהַ֣ב | yə·haḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3052 give |
| into your hand | בִּידָ֔ךְ | bî·ḏāḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3028 hand |
| and has made you ruler | וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְ | wə·haš·lə·ṭāḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7981 have power, rule |
| over them all | בְּכָלְּה֑וֹן | bə·ḵāl·lə·hō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3606 the whole, all |
| You | אַנְתְּה־ | ’an·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H607 thou |
| that | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1932 he, she, it |
| head | רֵאשָׁ֖ה | rê·šāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H7217 head |
| of | דִּ֥י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| gold | דַהֲבָֽא׃ | ḏa·hă·ḇā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1722 gold |
Cross-references
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Daniel 4:21–22 · Psalm 50:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.