Daniel
Daniel 4:29–30
29Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
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Daniel 4:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve | תְּרֵֽי־ | tə·rê- | Number - masculine singular construct | H8648 two |
| months | יַרְחִ֖ין | yar·ḥîn | Noun - masculine plural | H3393 month |
| later | לִקְצָ֥ת | liq·ṣāṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7118 end |
| as he was | הֲוָֽה׃ | hă·wāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| walking | מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ | mə·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1981 go |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the roof of the royal palace | הֵיכַ֧ל | hê·ḵal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1965 palace, temple |
| of | דִּ֥י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| Babylon | בָבֶ֖ל | ḇā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
Daniel 4:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the king | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| exclaimed | עָנֵ֤ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| Is this | דָא־ | ḏā- | Adverb | H1668 this |
| not | הֲלָ֥א | hă·lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֣ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H895 Babylon |
| the Great | רַבְּתָ֑א | rab·bə·ṯā | Adjective - feminine singular determinate | H7229 great |
| which | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| I myself | אֲנָ֤ה | ’ă·nāh | Pronoun - first person common singular | H576 I |
| have built | בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ | ḇĕ·nay·ṯah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H1124 build |
| as a royal | מַלְכ֔וּ | mal·ḵū | Noun - feminine singular | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| residence | לְבֵ֣ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1005 house |
| by the might | בִּתְקַ֥ף | biṯ·qap̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8632 might |
| of my power | חִסְנִ֖י | ḥis·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2632 power |
| and for the glory | וְלִיקָ֥ר | wə·lî·qār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3367 honour |
| of my majesty | הַדְרִֽי׃ | haḏ·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1923 honour, majesty |
Cross-references
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Daniel 4:29 Revelation 2:21
Daniel 4:30 Proverbs 16:18 · Luke 14:11 · Isaiah 10:8–15 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Revelation 17:5 · Revelation 18:10 · Revelation 16:19 · 2 Chronicles 2:5–6 · Isaiah 37:24–25 · 1 Chronicles 29:12–14 · Luke 12:19–20 · Psalm 73:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.