Daniel 4:17 Go deeper

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This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.Rat[is] by [the] decree of

Lemma: גְּזֵרָה (ge.ze.rah) · Strong's: H1510

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)

Meaning: decree

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1510; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 1

עִירִין֙'i.Rinwatchers

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5894

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: watcher

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5894; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 2

פִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'command the

Lemma: פִּתְגָם (pit.gam) · Strong's: H6600

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: edict

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:17, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6600; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 3

וּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.Marand [is by the] word of

Lemma: מֵאמַר (me.mar) · Strong's: H3983

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: command

Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3983; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 4

קַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.Shinholy [ones]

Lemma: קַדִּישׁ (qad.dish) · Strong's: H6922

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AAampa)

Meaning: holy

Used 13 times. Also: Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:9, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6922; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 5

שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'affair the

Lemma: שְׁאֵלָא (she.e.la) · Strong's: H7595

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)

Meaning: affair

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7595; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 6

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5705

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: till

Used 35 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5705; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 7

דִּבְרַ֡תdiv.Rat[the] cause

Lemma: דִּבְרָה (div.rah) · Strong's: H1701

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)

Meaning: cause

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1701; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 8

דִּ֣יdi<of> that

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 9

יִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'Unthey will know

Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqi3mp)

Meaning: to know

Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 10

חַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'living [people] the

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2417

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (AAampd)

Meaning: living

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 6:10, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:20, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2417; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 11

דִּֽי\־di-that

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 12

שַׁלִּ֨יטsha.Lit[is] having mastery

Lemma: שַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) · Strong's: H7990

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAabsa)

Meaning: ruling

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7990; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 13

בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.Khutover [the] kingdom of

Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)

Meaning: kingdom

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 14

וּלְמַן\־u.le.man-and to whomever

Lemma: מָן (man) · Strong's: H4479

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)

Meaning: who?

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4479; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 15

דִּ֤יdiwhom

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 16

יִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'he will be pleased

Lemma: צְבָא (tse.va) · Strong's: H6634

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to will

Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:19, Daniel 5:21, Daniel 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6634; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 17

יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.Nahhe will give it

Lemma: נְתַן (ne.tan) · Strong's: H5415G

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 7:20, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5415G; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 18

וּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.Faland a lowly [one] of

Lemma: שְׁפַל (she.phal) · Strong's: H8215

Parsing: Aabsc (Aabsc)

Meaning: low

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8215; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 19

אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.Shimhumankind

Lemma: אֱנָשׁ (e.nash) · Strong's: H0606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: man

Used 23 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 2:43, Daniel 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0606; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 20

יְקִ֥יםye.Kimhe will set up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVhi3ms)

Meaning: to stand: establish

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6966I; TAHOT Daniel 4:17 word 21

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

This decision	→	פִּתְגָם H6600 edict
is the decree	→	גְּזֵרָה H1510 decree
of the watchers	→	עִיר H5894 watcher
the verdict	→	שְׁאֵלָא H7595 affair
declared	→	מֵאמַר H3983 command
by the holy ones	→	קַדִּישׁ H6922 holy
so that	→	עַד H5705 till
. . .	→	דִּבְרָה H1701 cause
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
the living	→	חַי H2417 living
will know	→	יְדַע H3046 to know
that	→	דִּי H1768 that
the Most High	→	H5943
rules	→	שַׁלִּיט H7990 ruling
over the kingdom	→	מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom
of mankind	→	אֱנָשׁ H0606 man
and gives it	→	נְתַן H5415G to give: give
to whom	→	מָן H4479 who?
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
He wishes	→	צְבָא H6634 to will
setting	→	קוּם H6966I to stand: establish
over it	→	עַל H5922 since
the lowliest	→	שְׁפַל H8215 low
of men	→	אֱנָשׁ H0606 man

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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