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The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? (KJV)
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עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh[was] replying
Lemma: עֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6032
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to answer
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6032; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 1
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king the
וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Marand [was] 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 4:30 word 3
הֲלָ֥אha.La'¿ not
דָא\־da'-[is] this
Lemma: דָּא (da) · Strong's: H1668
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: this
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 5:6, Daniel 7:3, Daniel 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1668; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 5
הִ֖יאhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1932
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (APp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1932; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 6
בָּבֶ֣לba.VelBabylon
רַבְּתָ֑אra.be.Ta'<the> great
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7229
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (AAafsd)
Meaning: great
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7229; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 8
דִּֽי\־di-which
אֲנָ֤ה'a.NahI
Lemma: אֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H0576B
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (APp1bs)
Meaning: me
Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 6:12, Ezra 7:21, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0576B; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 10
בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ve.nay.TahI built it
Lemma: בְּנָה (be.nah) · Strong's: H1124
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqp1cs)
Meaning: to build
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1124; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 11
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto a house of
מַלְכ֔וּmal.Khua kingdom
Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
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 4:30 word 13
בִּתְקַ֥ףbit.Kafby [the] strength of
Lemma: תְּקָף (ti.qaph) · Strong's: H8632A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: might
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8632A; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 14
חִסְנִ֖יchis.Nipower my
Lemma: חֵ֫סֶן (che.sen) · Strong's: H2632
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: authority
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2632; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 15
וְלִיקָ֥רve.li.Karand for [the] honor of
Lemma: יְקָר (ye.qar) · Strong's: H3367
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: honor
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:18, Daniel 5:20, Daniel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3367; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 16
הַדְרִֽי\׃had.Rimajesty my
Lemma: הֲדַר (ha.dar) · Strong's: H1923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: honor
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1923; TAHOT Daniel 4:30 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| . . . | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| exclaimed | → | עֲנָה H6032 to answer |
| Is this | → | דָּא H1668 this |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1932 he/she/it |
| not | → | לָא H3809 not |
| Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon |
| the Great | → | רַב H7229 great |
| which | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| I myself | → | אֲנָה H0576B me |
| have built | → | בְּנָה H1124 to build |
| as a royal | → | מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom |
| residence | → | בַּ֫יִת H1005 house |
| by the might | → | תְּקָף H8632A might |
| of my power | → | חֵ֫סֶן H2632 authority |
| and for the glory | → | יְקָר H3367 honor |
| of my majesty | → | הֲדַר H1923 honor |
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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