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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְדִ֣י | wə·ḏî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you | מַלְכָּ֡א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֡א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| saw | חֲזָ֣ה | ḥă·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| a watcher | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - masculine singular | H5894 waking, or wakeful, one |
| a holy one | וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ | wə·qad·dîš | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6922 holy |
| coming down | נָחִ֣ת׀ | nā·ḥiṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5182 descend |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֡א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| and saying | וְאָמַר֩ | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H560 say, tell, command |
| Cut down | גֹּ֨דּוּ | gōd·dū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1414 hew down |
| the tree | אִֽילָנָ֜א | ’î·lā·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H363 tree |
| and destroy it | וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי | wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H2255 ruin |
| but | בְּרַ֨ם | bə·ram | Conjunction | H1297 only, nevertheless |
| leave | שְׁבֻ֔קוּ | šə·ḇu·qū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7662 leave, let alone |
| the stump | עִקַּ֤ר | ‘iq·qar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6136 root, stock |
| with its roots | שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ | šā·rə·šō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8330 root |
| in the ground | בְּאַרְעָ֣א | bə·’ar·‘ā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H772 earth |
| with a band | וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ | ū·ḇe·’ĕ·sūr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H613 band, bond |
| of | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| iron | פַרְזֶ֣ל | p̄ar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H6523 iron |
| and bronze | וּנְחָ֔שׁ | ū·nə·ḥāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5174 copper, bronze |
| in the tender grass | בְּדִתְאָ֖א | bə·ḏiṯ·’ā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1883 grass |
| of | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the field | בָרָ֑א | ḇā·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1251 field |
| Let him be drenched | יִצְטַבַּ֗ע | yiṣ·ṭab·ba‘ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6647 dip, wet |
| with the dew | וּבְטַ֧ל | ū·ḇə·ṭal | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2920 dew |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֣א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| and graze | חֲלָקֵ֔הּ | ḥă·lā·qêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2508 portion, possession, lot |
| with | וְעִם־ | wə·‘im- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5974 with |
| the beasts | חֵיוַ֤ת | ḥê·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2423 beast |
| of the field | בָּרָא֙ | bā·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1251 field |
| till | עַ֛ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| seven | שִׁבְעָ֥ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7655 |
| times | עִדָּנִ֖ין | ‘id·dā·nîn | Noun - masculine plural | H5732 time |
| pass him | יַחְלְפ֥וּן | yaḥ·lə·p̄ūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2499 pass |
| by | עֲלֽוֹהִי׃ | ‘ă·lō·w·hî | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.