{
"verseID": "Daniel.4.20",
"source": "וְדִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָּ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת ׀ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡א וְאָמַר֩ גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜א וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֧ל שְׁמַיָּ֣א יִצְטַבַּ֗ע וְעִם־חֵיוַ֤ת בָּרָא֙ חֲלָקֵ֔הּ עַ֛ד דִּֽי־שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃",
"text": "And that *ḥăzāh* the *malkāʾ* *ʿîr* and *qaddîš* *nāḥit* from-*šəmayyāʾ* and *ʾămar*: '*Gōddû* the *ʾîlānāʾ* and *ḥabbəlûhî*, however *ʿiqqar* *šāršôhî* in *ʾarʿāʾ* *šəbūqû*, and in band of-*parzel* and *nəḥāš* in *ditʾāʾ* of *bārāʾ*; and in *ṭal* *šəmayyāʾ* *yiṣṭabbaʿ*, and with-*ḥêwat* *bārāʾ* *ḥălāqēh*, until that-seven *ʿiddānîn* *yaḥləpûn* upon him.'",
"grammar": {
"*ḥăzāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, masculine singular - watcher/angel",
"*qaddîš*": "adjective, masculine singular - holy",
"*nāḥit*": "participle, masculine singular - coming down",
"*šəmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the heavens",
"*ʾămar*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*Gōddû*": "imperative verb, masculine plural - cut down",
"*ʾîlānāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the tree",
"*ḥabbəlûhî*": "imperative verb, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - destroy it",
"*ʿiqqar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - stump of",
"*šāršôhî*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its roots",
"*ʾarʿāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular emphatic - the earth",
"*šəbūqû*": "imperative verb, masculine plural - leave",
"*parzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron",
"*nəḥāš*": "noun, masculine singular - bronze/copper",
"*ditʾāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the tender grass",
"*bārāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the field",
"*ṭal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - dew of",
"*yiṣṭabbaʿ*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular passive - let him be wet",
"*ḥêwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beasts of",
"*ḥălāqēh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his portion",
"*ʿiddānîn*": "noun, masculine plural - times/periods",
"*yaḥləpûn*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they shall pass"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿîr*": "watcher/angel/guardian",
"*qaddîš*": "holy/sacred/set apart",
"*nāḥit*": "coming down/descending",
"*Gōddû*": "cut down/chop down",
"*ḥabbəlûhî*": "destroy it/ruin it/damage it",
"*ʿiqqar*": "stump/stock",
"*šāršôhî*": "its roots/rootstock",
"*šəbūqû*": "leave/let remain",
"*ditʾāʾ*": "tender grass/new growth/vegetation",
"*ṭal*": "dew/moisture",
"*yiṣṭabbaʿ*": "let him be wet/drenched/moistened",
"*ḥălāqēh*": "his portion/share/lot",
"*ʿiddānîn*": "times/periods/seasons",
"*yaḥləpûn*": "shall pass/change/go by"
}
}