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And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וְדִ֣יve.Diand that
חֲזָ֣הcha.Zahhe saw
Lemma: חֲזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2370
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to see
Used 31 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:26, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2370; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 2
מַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'king the
עִ֣יר'ira watcher
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5894
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: watcher
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5894; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 4
וְקַדִּ֣ישׁve.ka.Dishand a holy [one]
Lemma: קַדִּישׁ (qad.dish) · Strong's: H6922
Parsing: Aabsa (Aabsa)
Meaning: holy
Used 13 times. Also: Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:9, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6922; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 5
נָחִ֣ת\׀na.Chitcoming down
Lemma: נְחֵת (ne.chat) · Strong's: H5182
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to descend
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:15, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 5:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5182; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 6
מִן\־min-from
שְׁמַיָּ֡אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the
וְאָמַר֩ve.'a.Marand saying
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 9
גֹּ֨דּוּGo.ducut down!
Lemma: גְּדַד (ge.dad) · Strong's: H1414
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVqv2mp)
Meaning: to chop
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1414; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 10
אִֽילָנָ֜א'i.la.Na'tree the
Lemma: אִילָן (i.lan) · Strong's: H0363
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: tree
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 4:10, Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0363; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 11
וְחַבְּל֗וּהִיve.cha.be.Lu.hiand destroy it
Lemma: חֲבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2255
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVpv2mp)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 6:12, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 6:22, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2255; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 12
בְּרַ֨םbe.Ramnevertheless
Lemma: בְּרַם (be.ram) · Strong's: H1297
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: nevertheless
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1297; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 13
עִקַּ֤ר'i.Kar[the] stump of
Lemma: עִקַּר (iq.qar) · Strong's: H6136
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: root
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6136; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 14
שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiroots its
Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (sho.resh) · Strong's: H8330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: root
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8330; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 15
בְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'in ground the
Lemma: אֲרַע (a.ra) · Strong's: H0772G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: earth: soil
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0772G; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 16
שְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuleave!
Lemma: שְׁבַק (she.vaq) · Strong's: H7662
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVqv2mp)
Meaning: to be left
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 6:7, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7662; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 17
וּבֶאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.Surand with a fetter
Lemma: אֱסוּר (e.sur) · Strong's: H0613
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: bond
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 7:26, Daniel 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0613; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 18
דִּֽי\־di-of
פַרְזֶ֣לfar.Zeliron
Lemma: פַּרְזֶל (par.zel) · Strong's: H6523
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:33, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:40, Daniel 2:41, Daniel 2:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6523; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 20
וּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.Chashand bronze
Lemma: נְחָשׁ (ne.chash) · Strong's: H5174
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5174; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 21
בְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'in grass the
Lemma: דֶּ֫תֶא (de.te) · Strong's: H1883
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: grass
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1883; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 22
דִּ֣יdiof
בָרָ֑אva.Ra'field the
Lemma: בַּר (bar) · Strong's: H1251
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: field
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1251; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 24
וּבְטַ֧לu.ve.Taland with [the] dew of
Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2920
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: dew
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:33, Daniel 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2920; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 25
שְׁמַיָּ֣אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the
יִצְטַבַּ֗עyitz.ta.Ba'let it become wet
Lemma: צְבַע (tse.va) · Strong's: H6647
Parsing: Verb · Hitpaal (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVMi3ms)
Meaning: to drench
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:33, Daniel 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6647; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 27
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and [be] with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5974
Parsing: Preposition (AR)
Meaning: with
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5974; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 28
חֵיוַ֤תchei.Vat[the] animal[s] of
Lemma: חֵיוָא (che.va) · Strong's: H2423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: beast
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2423; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 29
בָּרָא֙ba.Ra'field the
Lemma: בַּר (bar) · Strong's: H1251
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: field
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1251; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 30
חֲלָקֵ֔הּcha.la.Kehportion its
Lemma: חֲלָק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2508
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: portion
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Daniel 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2508; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 31
עַ֛ד'aduntil
דִּֽי\־di-that
שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שִׁבְעָה (shiv.ah) · Strong's: H7655
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AAcfsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 7:14, Daniel 3:19, Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7655; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 34
עִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.Nintimes
Lemma: עִדָּן (id.dan) · Strong's: H5732
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)
Meaning: time
Used 13 times. Also: Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5732; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 35
יַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.Funthey will pass
Lemma: חֲלַף (cha.laph) · Strong's: H2499
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqi3mp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2499; TAHOT Daniel 4:23 word 36
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| you, O king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| saw | → | חֲזָה H2370 to see |
| a watcher | → | עִיר H5894 watcher |
| a holy one | → | קַדִּישׁ H6922 holy |
| coming down | → | נְחֵת H5182 to descend |
| from | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| heaven | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| and saying | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| Cut down | → | גְּדַד H1414 to chop |
| the tree | → | אִילָן H0363 tree |
| and destroy it | → | חֲבַל H2255 to destroy |
| but | → | בְּרַם H1297 nevertheless |
| leave | → | שְׁבַק H7662 to be left |
| the stump | → | עִקַּר H6136 root |
| with its roots | → | שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8330 root |
| in the ground | → | אֲרַע H0772G earth: soil |
| with a band | → | אֱסוּר H0613 bond |
| of | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| iron | → | פַּרְזֶל H6523 iron |
| and bronze [around it] | → | נְחָשׁ H5174 bronze |
| in the tender grass | → | דֶּ֫תֶא H1883 grass |
| of | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the field | → | בַּר H1251 field |
| Let him be drenched | → | צְבַע H6647 to drench |
| with the dew | → | טַל H2920 dew |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| and graze | → | חֲלָק H2508 portion |
| with | → | עִם H5974 with |
| the beasts | → | חֵיוָא H2423 beast |
| of the field | → | בַּר H1251 field |
| till | → | עַד H5705 till |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| seven | → | שִׁבְעָה H7655 seven |
| times | → | עִדָּן H5732 time |
| pass him | → | חֲלַף H2499 to pass |
| by | → | עַל H5922 since |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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