Daniel

Daniel 4:17

¹⁷This decision is the decree of the watchers,

the verdict declared by the holy ones,

so that the living will know

that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind

and gives it to whom He wishes,

setting over it the lowliest of men.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This decision	פִּתְגָמָ֔א	piṯ·ḡā·mā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6600 command, word, affair
is the decree	בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת	biḡ·zê·raṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1510 decree
of the watchers	עִירִין֙	‘î·rîn	Noun - masculine plural	H5894 waking, or wakeful, one
the verdict	שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א	šə·’ê·lə·ṯā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H7595 question, judicial decision, mandate
declared	וּמֵאמַ֥ר	ū·mê·mar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3983 word
by the holy ones	קַדִּישִׁ֖ין	qad·dî·šîn	Adjective - masculine plural	H6922 holy
so that	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5705 even to, until
the living	חַ֠יַּיָּא	ḥay·yay·yā	Adjective - masculine plural determinate	H2417 living
will know	יִנְדְּע֣וּן	yin·də·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3046 know
that	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the Most High	עִלָּיָא	ʿil·lå̄·yå̄	Adjective - masculine singular determinate	H5943 highest
rules	שַׁלִּ֨יט	šal·lîṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7990 having mastery, ruling
over the kingdom	בְּמַלְכ֣וּת	bə·mal·ḵūṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
of mankind	אֱנוֹשָׁא	ʾɛ̆·nō·šå̄	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H606 man, mankind
and gives it	יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּ	yit·tə·nin·nah	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5415 give
to whom	וּלְמַן־	ū·lə·man-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4479 who?
He wishes	יִצְבֵּא֙	yiṣ·bê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6634 please
setting	יְקִ֥ים	yə·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6966 arise, stand
over it	עֲלַיַּהּ׃	ʿă·lay·yah	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the lowliest	וּשְׁפַ֥ל	ū·šə·p̄al	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H8215 low
of men	אֲנָשִׁ֖ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H606 man, mankind

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Daniel 2:21 · Daniel 4:25 · Psalm 75:6–7 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Jeremiah 27:5–7 · Daniel 5:18–21 · Psalm 113:7–8 · 1 Corinthians 1:28 · Daniel 11:21 · Daniel 4:32–35 · Psalm 83:17–18 · Exodus 9:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.