Daniel 11:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּכְעָמְדוֹ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֣ר מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְתֵחָ֕ץ לְאַרְבַּ֖ע רוּח֣וֹת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א לְאַחֲרִית֗וֹ וְלֹ֤א כְמָשְׁלוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָשָׁ֔ל כִּ֤י תִנָּתֵשׁ֙ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְלַאֲחֵרִ֖ים מִלְּבַד־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

ûḵəʿāməḏô tiššāḇēr malḵûtô and tēḥāṣ to ʾarbaʿ rûḥôt the šāmāyim and not to ʾaḥărîtô and not as ḵəmāšlô which māšāl for tinnātēš malḵûtô and to laʾăḥērîm from milləḇaḏ-ʾēlleh

Grammar Details

• *ûḵəʿāməḏô*: conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and when he stands
• *tiššāḇēr*: verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be broken
• *malḵûtô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his kingdom
• *tēḥāṣ*: verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be divided
• *ʾarbaʿ*: cardinal number, feminine - four
• *rûḥôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - winds/directions of
• *šāmāyim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens/sky
• *ʾaḥărîtô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his posterity/descendants
• *ḵəmāšlô*: preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - according to his dominion
• *māšāl*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he ruled
• *tinnātēš*: verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be uprooted/plucked up
• *laʾăḥērîm*: preposition + adjective, masculine plural - to others
• *milləḇaḏ-ʾēlleh*: preposition + preposition + demonstrative pronoun, plural - besides these

Word Meanings

• *tiššāḇēr*: will be broken/will be shattered
• *tēḥāṣ*: will be divided/will be split
• *rûḥôt*: winds/directions/quarters
• *ʾaḥărîtô*: his posterity/his descendants/his offspring
• *tinnātēš*: will be uprooted/will be plucked up/will be torn away
• *milləḇaḏ-ʾēlleh*: besides these/except for these

Referenced Verses

• Dan 8:8 : 8 And the he - goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of heaven.
• Dan 8:22 : 22 And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.
• Jer 12:17 : 17 But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.
• Jer 18:7 : 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
• Dan 7:2 : 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea.
• Jer 12:15 : 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
• Dan 7:8 : 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
• Dan 7:6 : 6 After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
• Matt 12:25 : 25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
• Jer 31:40 : 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
• Jer 45:4 : 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
• Job 20:5-7 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? 6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?
• Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. 36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Ps 39:6 : 6 [Surely every man] [walketh] [in a vain show;] [Surely they are disquieted] [in vain:] [He heapeth up] [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
• Ps 49:6-9 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him; 8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) 9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption. 10 For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. 12 But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
• Ps 73:17-20 : 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. 18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
• Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
• Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, [saith he], do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.