Daniel
Daniel 4:25–27
25You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
26As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Daniel 4:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will be driven away | טָֽרְדִ֣ין | ṭā·rə·ḏîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2957 chase away |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| mankind | אֲנָשָׁ֡א | ’ă·nā·šā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H606 man, mankind |
| and your dwelling | מְדֹרָ֜ךְ | mə·ḏō·rāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4070 dwelling place |
| will be | לֶהֱוֵ֨ה | le·hĕ·wêh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| with | וְעִם־ | wə·‘im- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5974 with |
| the beasts | חֵיוַ֣ת | ḥê·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2423 beast |
| of the field | בָּרָא֩ | bā·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1251 field |
| You will feed on | יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן | yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2939 feed |
| grass | וְעִשְׂבָּ֥א | wə·‘iś·bā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H6211 moth |
| like an ox | כְתוֹרִ֣ין׀ | ḵə·ṯō·w·rîn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural | H8450 bullock |
| and be drenched | מְצַבְּעִ֔ין | mə·ṣab·bə·‘în | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H6647 dip, wet |
| with the dew | וּמִטַּ֤ל | ū·miṭ·ṭal | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H2920 dew |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּא֙ | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| and seven | וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7655 |
| times | עִדָּנִ֖ין | ‘id·dā·nîn | Noun - masculine plural | H5732 time |
| shall pass | יַחְלְפ֣וּן | yaḥ·lə·p̄ūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2499 pass |
| you by | עֲלָ֑יךְ | ʿă·lå̄yḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| you acknowledge | תִנְדַּ֗ע | ṯin·da‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| that | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the Most High | עִלָּיאָ֙ | ʿil·lå̄y·ʾå̄ | Adjective - masculine singular determinate | H5943 highest |
| rules | שַׁלִּ֤יט | 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 | אֲנָשָׁ֔א | ’ă·nā·šā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H606 man, mankind |
| and gives it | יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃ | 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 | יִצְבֵּ֖א | yiṣ·bê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6634 please |
Daniel 4:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for | וְדִ֣י | wə·ḏî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the command | אֲמַ֗רוּ | ’ă·ma·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| to leave | לְמִשְׁבַּ֞ק | lə·miš·baq | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7662 leave, let alone |
| the stump | עִקַּ֤ר | ‘iq·qar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6136 root, stock |
| of | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the tree | אִֽילָנָ֔א | ’î·lā·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H363 tree |
| with its roots | שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ | šā·rə·šō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8330 root |
| your kingdom | מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ | mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| will be restored | קַיָּמָ֑ה | qay·yā·māh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7011 enduring |
| to you | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| as soon as | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| you acknowledge | תִנְדַּ֔ע | ṯin·da‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| that | דִּ֥י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| Heaven | שְׁמַיָּֽא׃ | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| rules | שַׁלִּטִ֖ן | šal·li·ṭin | Adjective - masculine plural | H7990 having mastery, ruling |
Daniel 4:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָהֵ֣ן | lā·hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| may my advice | מִלְכִּי֙ | mil·kî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4431 counsel, advice |
| be pleasing | יִשְׁפַּ֣ר | yiš·par | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8232 be fair, seemly |
| to you | עֲלַיִךְ | ʿă·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Break away | פְרֻ֔ק | p̄ə·ruq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6562 tear away, break off |
| from your sins | וַחֲטָיָךְ | wa·ḥă·ṭå̄·yå̄ḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2408 sin |
| by doing what is right | בְּצִדְקָ֣ה | bə·ṣiḏ·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6665 right doing |
| and from your iniquities | וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ | wa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5758 perverseness |
| by showing mercy | בְּמִחַ֣ן | bə·mi·ḥan | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2604 shew favour |
| to the oppressed | עֲנָ֑יִן | ‘ă·nā·yin | Noun - masculine plural | H6033 |
| Perhaps | הֵ֛ן | hên | Conjunction | H2006 lo! behold |
| there will be | תֶּהֱוֵ֥א | te·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| an extension | אַרְכָ֖ה | ’ar·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H754 length |
| of your prosperity | לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃ | liš·lê·wə·ṯāḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7963 ease, prosperity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 4:25 Daniel 4:17 · Jeremiah 27:5 · Psalm 83:18 · Daniel 2:21 · Psalm 106:20 · Psalm 75:7 · Job 30:3–8
Daniel 4:26 Daniel 4:15
Daniel 4:27 Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jonah 3:9 · Ezekiel 18:27–32 · Acts 8:22 · Luke 11:41 · James 4:8–10 · Proverbs 16:6 · Ephesians 4:28 · Galatians 5:13 · Genesis 41:33–37 · Psalm 41:1–3 · Ezekiel 18:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.