20 {
"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"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.21",
"source": "דְּנָ֥ה פִשְׁרָ֖א מַלְכָּ֑א וּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִלָּאָה֙ הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־מָרִ֥י מַלְכָּֽא׃",
"text": "*Dənāh* *pišrāʾ* *malkāʾ*, and *gəzērat* *ʿillāʾāh* it is, that *məṭāt* upon-*mārî* *malkāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dənāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*pišrāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the interpretation",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king",
"*gəzērat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - decree of",
"*ʿillāʾāh*": "adjective, masculine singular emphatic - the Most High",
"*məṭāt*": "perfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular - it has come",
"*mārî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lord of",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*Dənāh*": "this/that",
"*pišrāʾ*": "interpretation/explanation/meaning",
"*gəzērat*": "decree/decision/determination",
"*ʿillāʾāh*": "Most High/Highest/Supreme",
"*məṭāt*": "has come/reached/arrived",
"*mārî*": "lord/master/my lord"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.22",
"source": "וְלָ֣ךְ טָֽרְדִ֣ין מִן־אֲנָשָׁ֡א וְעִם־חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨ה מְדֹרָ֜ךְ וְעִשְׂבָּ֥א כְתוֹרִ֣ין ׀ לָ֣ךְ יְטַֽעֲמ֗וּן וּמִטַּ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙ לָ֣ךְ מְצַבְּעִ֔ין וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן עֲלָ֑יךְ עַ֣ד דִּֽי־תִנְדַּ֗ע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֤יט עִלָּיָא֙ בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃",
"text": "And you they *ṭārədîn* from-*ʾănāšāʾ*, and with-*ḥêwat* *bārāʾ* will be *mədōrāḵ*, and *ʿiśbāʾ* like *tôrîn* for you they *yəṭaʿămûn*, and from *ṭal* *šəmayyāʾ* you they *məṣabbəʿîn*, and seven *ʿiddānîn* *yaḥləpûn* upon you, until that-you *tindaʿ* that-*šallîṭ* *ʿillāyāʾ* in *malkût* *ʾănāšāʾ*, and to whom-that he *yiṣbēʾ* he *yittəninnah*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭārədîn*": "participle, masculine plural - driving out",
"*ʾănāšāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the people/mankind",
"*ḥêwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - beasts of",
"*bārāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the field",
"*mədōrāḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your dwelling",
"*ʿiśbāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the grass",
"*tôrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - oxen",
"*yəṭaʿămûn*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they will feed/cause to eat",
"*ṭal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - dew of",
"*šəmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the heavens",
"*məṣabbəʿîn*": "participle, masculine plural - wetting/moistening",
"*ʿiddānîn*": "noun, masculine plural - times/periods",
"*yaḥləpûn*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they will pass",
"*tindaʿ*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will know",
"*šallîṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - ruling",
"*ʿillāyāʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular emphatic - the Most High",
"*malkût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - kingdom of",
"*yiṣbēʾ*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he wills/desires",
"*yittəninnah*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he gives it"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭārədîn*": "driving out/expelling/banishing",
"*ʾănāšāʾ*": "people/mankind/humanity",
"*mədōrāḵ*": "your dwelling/habitation/residence",
"*ʿiśbāʾ*": "grass/vegetation/herbage",
"*tôrîn*": "oxen/cattle",
"*yəṭaʿămûn*": "they will feed/cause to eat/make to taste",
"*məṣabbəʿîn*": "wetting/moistening/drenching",
"*ʿiddānîn*": "times/periods/seasons",
"*yaḥləpûn*": "will pass/change/go by",
"*tindaʿ*": "you will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*šallîṭ*": "ruling/having dominion/sovereign",
"*ʿillāyāʾ*": "Most High/Highest/Supreme",
"*yiṣbēʾ*": "wills/desires/pleases",
"*yittəninnah*": "gives it/bestows it/grants it"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.23",
"source": "וְדִ֣י אֲמַ֗רוּ לְמִשְׁבַּ֞ק עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ דִּ֣י אִֽילָנָ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ לָ֣ךְ קַיָּמָ֑ה מִן־דִּ֣י תִנְדַּ֔ע דִּ֥י שַׁלִּטִ֖ן שְׁמַיָּֽא׃",
"text": "And that they *ʾămarû* to *mišbaq* *ʿiqqar* *šāršôhî* of the *ʾîlānāʾ*, *malkûtāḵ* to you *qayyāmāh*, from-that you *tindaʿ* that *šallîṭin* *šəmayyāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾămarû*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they said",
"*mišbaq*": "infinitive - to leave",
"*ʿiqqar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - stump of",
"*šāršôhî*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its roots",
"*ʾîlānāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the tree",
"*malkûtāḵ*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your kingdom",
"*qayyāmāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - enduring/lasting",
"*tindaʿ*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you know",
"*šallîṭin*": "adjective, masculine plural - ruling",
"*šəmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the heavens"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾămarû*": "they said/commanded/ordered",
"*mišbaq*": "to leave/let remain",
"*ʿiqqar*": "stump/stock",
"*šāršôhî*": "its roots/rootstock",
"*malkûtāḵ*": "your kingdom/reign/sovereignty",
"*qayyāmāh*": "enduring/lasting/established",
"*tindaʿ*": "you know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*šallîṭin*": "ruling/having dominion/sovereign",
"*šəmayyāʾ*": "the heavens/Heaven"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.24",
"source": "לָהֵ֣ן מַלְכָּ֗א מִלְכִּי֙ יִשְׁפַּ֣ר עֲלָ֔ךְ וַחֲטָאָךְ֙ בְּצִדְקָ֣ה פְרֻ֔ק וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ בְּמִחַ֣ן עֲנָ֑יִן הֵ֛ן תֶּהֱוֵ֥א אַרְכָ֖ה לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃",
"text": "Therefore, *malkāʾ*, my counsel *yišpar* upon you, and your *ḥăṭāʾāḵ* by *ṣidqāh* *pəruq*, and your *ʿăwāyātāḵ* by *miḥan* *ʿănāyîn*; perhaps *tehĕwēʾ* *ʾarkāh* to your *šəlēwətāḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king",
"*yišpar*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - let it be acceptable",
"*ḥăṭāʾāḵ*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sins",
"*ṣidqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness",
"*pəruq*": "imperative verb, masculine singular - break off/redeem",
"*ʿăwāyātāḵ*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your iniquities",
"*miḥan*": "infinitive construct - showing mercy",
"*ʿănāyîn*": "noun, masculine plural - poor/afflicted",
"*tehĕwēʾ*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be",
"*ʾarkāh*": "noun, feminine singular - lengthening/prolonging",
"*šəlēwətāḵ*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your prosperity"
},
"variants": {
"*yišpar*": "let it be acceptable/pleasing/agreeable",
"*ḥăṭāʾāḵ*": "your sins/offenses/transgressions",
"*ṣidqāh*": "righteousness/justice/right actions",
"*pəruq*": "break off/redeem/atone for",
"*ʿăwāyātāḵ*": "your iniquities/transgressions/wrongdoings",
"*miḥan*": "showing mercy/being gracious",
"*ʿănāyîn*": "poor/afflicted/needy ones",
"*tehĕwēʾ*": "there will be/may there be",
"*ʾarkāh*": "lengthening/prolonging/extension",
"*šəlēwətāḵ*": "your prosperity/tranquility/welfare"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.25",
"source": "כֹּ֣לָּא מְּטָ֔א עַל־נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּֽא׃ פ",
"text": "All *məṭāʾ* upon-*Nəbûkadneṣṣar* *malkāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*məṭāʾ*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - it came",
"*Nəbûkadneṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*məṭāʾ*": "came/happened/befell",
"*kōllāʾ*": "all/everything/the whole"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Daniel.4.26",
"source": "לִקְצָ֥ת יַרְחִ֖ין תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֑ר עַל־הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הֲוָֽה׃",
"text": "At *qəṣāt* *yarḥîn* *tərê*-*ʿăśar*, upon-*hêḵal* *malkûtāʾ* of *Bābel* *məhallēḵ* *hăwāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*qəṣāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - end of",
"*yarḥîn*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*tərê*": "numeral, masculine - two",
"*ʿăśar*": "numeral - ten",
"*hêḵal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - palace of",
"*malkûtāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular emphatic - the kingdom",
"*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*məhallēḵ*": "participle, masculine singular - walking",
"*hăwāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he was"
},
"variants": {
"*qəṣāt*": "end of/after/at the completion of",
"*yarḥîn*": "months/moons",
"*hêḵal*": "palace/temple",
"*malkûtāʾ*": "kingdom/royal residence",
"*məhallēḵ*": "walking/strolling/pacing",
"*hăwāh*": "was/had been"
}
}