Daniel

Daniel 4:23

23And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying:

‘Cut down the tree and destroy it,

but leave the stump with its roots in the ground,

with a band of iron and bronze around it,

in the tender grass of the field.

Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven,

and graze with the beasts of the field

till seven times pass him by.’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוְדִ֣יwə·ḏîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
youמַלְכָּ֡אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
O kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
sawחֲזָ֣הḥă·zāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual
a watcherעִ֣יר‘îrNoun - masculine singularH5894 waking, or wakeful, one
a holy oneוְקַדִּ֣ישׁwə·qad·dîšConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH6922 holy
coming downנָחִ֣ת׀nā·ḥiṯVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5182 descend
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
heavenשְׁמַיָּ֡אšə·may·yāNoun - mddH8065 heavens
and sayingוְאָמַר֩wə·’ā·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH560 say, tell, command
Cut downגֹּ֨דּוּgōd·dūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1414 hew down
the treeאִֽילָנָ֜א’î·lā·nāNoun - masculine singular determinateH363 tree
and destroy itוְחַבְּל֗וּהִיwə·ḥab·bə·lū·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singularH2255 ruin
butבְּרַ֨םbə·ramConjunctionH1297 only, nevertheless
leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּšə·ḇu·qūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7662 leave, let alone
the stumpעִקַּ֤ר‘iq·qarNoun - masculine singular constructH6136 root, stock
with its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙šā·rə·šō·w·hîNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH8330 root
in the groundבְּאַרְעָ֣אbə·’ar·‘āPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinateH772 earth
with a bandוּבֶאֱסוּר֙ū·ḇe·’ĕ·sūrConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH613 band, bond
ofדִּֽי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
ironפַרְזֶ֣לp̄ar·zelNoun - masculine singularH6523 iron
and bronzeוּנְחָ֔שׁū·nə·ḥāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5174 copper, bronze
in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbə·ḏiṯ·’āPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular determinateH1883 grass
ofדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
the fieldבָרָ֑אḇā·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1251 field
Let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּ֗עyiṣ·ṭab·ba‘Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6647 dip, wet
with the dewוּבְטַ֧לū·ḇə·ṭalConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2920 dew
of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֣אšə·may·yāNoun - mddH8065 heavens
and grazeחֲלָקֵ֔הּḥă·lā·qêhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2508 portion, possession, lot
withוְעִם־wə·‘im-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5974 with
the beastsחֵיוַ֤תḥê·waṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2423 beast
of the fieldבָּרָא֙bā·rāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1251 field
tillעַ֛ד‘aḏPrepositionH5705 even to, until
sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הšiḇ·‘āhNumber - masculine singularH7655
timesעִדָּנִ֖ין‘id·dā·nînNoun - masculine pluralH5732 time
pass himיַחְלְפ֥וּןyaḥ·lə·p̄ūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2499 pass
byעֲלֽוֹהִי׃‘ă·lō·w·hîPreposition; third person masculine singularH5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.