Daniel
Daniel 5:21
21He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He was driven away | טְרִ֜יד | ṭə·rîḏ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2957 chase away |
| from | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| mankind | בְּנֵי֩ | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1123 |
| and his mind | וְלִבְבֵ֣הּ׀ | wə·liḇ·ḇêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3825 heart |
| was like | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5974 with |
| a beast | חֵיוְתָ֣א | ḥê·wə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H2423 beast |
| He lived | מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ | mə·ḏō·w·rêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4070 dwelling place |
| with | וְעִם־ | wə·‘im- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5974 with |
| the wild donkeys | עֲרָֽדַיָּא֙ | ‘ă·rā·ḏay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H6167 wild ass |
| and ate | יְטַ֣עֲמוּנֵּ֔הּ | yə·ṭa·‘ă·mūn·nêh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H2939 feed |
| grass | עִשְׂבָּ֤א | ‘iś·bā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H6211 moth |
| like an ox | כְתוֹרִין֙ | ḵə·ṯō·w·rîn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural | H8450 bullock |
| and his body | גִּשְׁמֵ֣הּ | giš·mêh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1655 body |
| was drenched | יִצְטַבַּ֑ע | yiṣ·ṭab·ba‘ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6647 dip, wet |
| with the dew | וּמִטַּ֥ל | ū·miṭ·ṭal | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H2920 dew |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֖א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| he acknowledged | יְדַ֗ע | yə·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3046 know |
| that | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the Most High | עִלָּיָא | ʿil·lå̄·yå̄ | Adjective - masculine singular determinate | H5943 highest |
| God | אֱלָהָ֤א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| rules | שַׁלִּ֞יט | 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 |
| setting | יְהָקֵ֥ים | yə·hā·qêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| over it | עֲלַיֵהּ׃ | ʿă·la·yēh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| whom | וּלְמַן־ | ū·lə·man- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4479 who? |
| He wishes | יִצְבֵּ֖ה | yiṣ·bêh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6634 please |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 4:25 · Ezekiel 17:24 · Daniel 4:35 · Daniel 4:17 · Exodus 9:14–16 · Daniel 4:32–33 · Job 30:3–7 · Psalm 83:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.