Daniel
Daniel 7:4
4The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The first | קַדְמָיְתָ֣א | qaḏ·mā·yə·ṯā | Adjective - feminine singular determinate | H6933 former, first |
| was like a lion | כְאַרְיֵ֔ה | ḵə·’ar·yêh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H744 lion |
| and it had | לַ֑הּ | lah | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| wings | וְגַפִּ֥ין | wə·ḡap·pîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural | H1611 wing |
| of an eagle | נְשַׁ֖ר | nə·šar | Noun - masculine singular | H5403 griffon-vulture or eagle |
| I | הֲוֵ֡ית | hă·wêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| watched | חָזֵ֣ה | ḥā·zêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| until | עַד֩ | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5705 even to, until |
| its wings | גַפַּ֜יהּ | ḡap·payh | Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1611 wing |
| were torn off | מְּרִ֨יטוּ | mə·rî·ṭū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H4804 pluck |
| and it was lifted up | וּנְטִ֣ילַת | ū·nə·ṭî·laṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H5191 lift |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| the ground | אַרְעָ֗א | ’ar·‘ā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H772 earth |
| and made to stand | הֳקִימַ֔ת | ho·qî·maṯ | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| two feet | רַגְלַ֙יִן֙ | raḡ·la·yin | Noun - fd | H7271 foot |
| like a man | כֶּאֱנָ֣שׁ | ke·’ĕ·nāš | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H606 man, mankind |
| and given | יְהִ֥יב | yə·hîḇ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3052 give |
| the mind | וּלְבַ֥ב | ū·lə·ḇaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3825 heart |
| of a man | אֱנָ֖שׁ | ’ĕ·nāš | Noun - masculine singular | H606 man, mankind |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 4:7 · Isaiah 14:13–17 · Daniel 5:18–23 · Habakkuk 1:6–8 · Ezekiel 17:3 · Habakkuk 2:5–10 · Matthew 24:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.