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Daniel 4:18

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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.	This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.	Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

This^H1836 dream^H2493 I^H576 king^H4430 Nebuchadnezzar^H5020 have seen^H2370. Now thou^H607, O Belteshazzar^H1096, declare^H560 the interpretation^H6591 thereof, forasmuch as^H6903 all^H3606 the wise^H2445 men of my kingdom^H4437 are not^H3809 able^H3202 to make known^H3046 unto me the interpretation^H6591: but thou^H607 art able^H3546; for the spirit^H7308 of the holy^H6922 gods^H426 is in thee.

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Original Hebrew

וְעָפְיֵהּ שַׁפִּיר וְאִנְבֵּהּ שַׂגִּיא וּמָזֹון לְכֹלָּא־בֵהּ תְּחֹתֹוהִי תְּדוּר חֵיוַת בָּרָא וּבְעַנְפֹוהִי יִשְׁכְּנָן צִפֲּרֵי שְׁמַיָּא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/עָפְיֵ֤/הּ	ve./'a.fe.Ye/h	H6074	AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	and/ foliage/ its
שַׁפִּיר֙	sha.Pir	H8209	AAamsa	(was) beautiful
וְ/אִנְבֵּ֣/הּ	ve./'in.Be/h	H4	AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	and/ fruit/ its
שַׂגִּ֔יא	sa.Gi'	H7690	AAamsa	(was) plentiful
וּ/מָז֨וֹן	u./ma.Zon	H4203	AC/Ncmsa	and/ food
לְ/כֹ֖לָּ/א	le./Kho.la-/'	H3606	AR/Ncmsd/Td	for/ (the)/ all
בֵ֑/הּ	Ve/h		AR/Sp3ms	(was) on/ it
תְּחֹת֗וֹ/הִי	te.cho.To./hi	H8460	AR/Sp3ms	under/ it
תְּדוּר֙	te.Dur	H1753	AVqi3fs	it dwelt
חֵיוַ֣ת	chei.Vat	H2423	ANcfsc	(the) animal(s) of
בָּרָ֔/א	ba.Ra/'	H1251	ANcmsd/Td	field/ the
וּ/בְ/עַנְפ֕וֹ/הִי	u./ve./'an.Fo./hi	H6056	AC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms	and/ in/ branches/ its
יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן	yish.ke.Nan	H7932	AVqi3ms	they dwelt
צִפֲּרֵ֥י	tzi.pa.Rei	H6853	ANcfpc	(the) birds of
שְׁמַיָּֽ/א	she.mai.Ya/'	H8065	ANcmpd/Td	heavens/ the

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H426 — אֱלָהּ (ʼĕlâhh, el-aw'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֱלוֹהַּ; God; God, god.
• H560 — אֲמַר (ʼămar, am-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אָמַר; {to say (used with great latitude)}; command, declare, say, speak, tell.
• H576 — אֲנָא (ʼănâʼ, an-aw'): (Aramaic) or אֲנָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֲנִיlemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; I; I, as for me.
• H607 — אַנְתָּה (ʼantâh, an-taw'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אַתָּה; thou; as for thee, thou.
• H1096 — בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar, bale-tesh-ats-tsar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר; {Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}; Belteshazzar.
• H1836 — דֵּן (dên, dane): (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of דֵּךְ; this; (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.
• H2370 — חֲזָא (chăzâʼ, khaz-aw'): (Aramaic) or חֲזָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to חָזָה; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem); behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
• H2445 — חַכִּים (chakkîym, khak-keem'): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to חָכַם; wise, i.e. a Magian; wise.
• H2493 — חֵלֶם (chêlem, khay'-lem): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to חָלַם; a dream; dream.
• H3046 — יְדַע (yᵉdaʻ, yed-ah'): (Aramaic) corresponding to יָדַע; {to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}; certify, know, make known, teach.
• H3202 — יְכֵל (yᵉkêl, yek-ale'): (Aramaic) or יְכִיל; (Aramaic), to יָכֹל; {to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)}; be able, can, couldest, prevail.
• H3546 — כְּהַל (kᵉhal, keh-hal'): (Aramaic) a root corresponding to and כּוּל; to be able; be able, could.
• H3606 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): (Aramaic) corresponding to כֹּל; {properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}; all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.
• H3809 — לָא (lâʼ, law): (Aramaic) or לָה; (Aramaic) (Daniel 4:32), corresponding to לֹא; {not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}; or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.
• H4430 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): (Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4437 — מַלְכוּ (malkûw, mal-koo'): (Aramaic) corresponding to מַלְכוּת; dominion (abstractly or concretely); kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
• H5020 — נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadnetstsar, neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר; {Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}; Nebuchadnezzar.
• H6591 — פְּשַׁר (pᵉshar, pesh-ar'): (Aramaic) from פְּשַׁר; an interpretation; interpretation.
• H6903 — קְבֵל (qᵉbêl, keb-ale'): (Aramaic) or קֳבֵל; (Aramaic), (corresponding to קָבָל; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence; [phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.
• H6922 — קַדִּישׁ (qaddîysh, kad-deesh'): (Aramaic) corresponding to קָדוֹשׁ.; {sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary}; holy (One), saint.
• H7308 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): (Aramaic) corresponding to רוּחַ; {wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}; mind, spirit, wind.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H4 — אֵב (ʼêb, abe): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֵב; {a green plant}; fruit.
• H1251 — בַּר (bar, bar): (Aramaic) corresponding to בָּר; a field; field.
• H1753 — דּוּר (dûwr, dure): (Aramaic) corresponding to דּוּר; to reside; dwell.
• H2423 — חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'): (Aramaic) from חֲיָא; an animal; beast.
• H4203 — מָזוֹן (mâzôwn, maw-zone'): (Aramaic) corresponding to מָזוֹן; {food}; meat.
• H6056 — עֲנַף (ʻănaph, an-af'): (Aramaic) or עֶנֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to עָנָף; {a twig (as covering the limbs)}; bough, branch.
• H6074 — עֳפִי (ʻŏphîy, of-ee'): (Aramaic) corresponding to עֳפֶא; a twig; bough, i.e. (collectively) foliage; leaves.
• H6853 — צְפַר (tsᵉphar, tsef-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to צִפּוֹר; a bird.; bird.
• H7690 — שַׂגִּיא (saggîyʼ, sag-ghee'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שַׂגִּיא; large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial); exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.
• H7932 — שְׁכַן (shᵉkan, shek-an'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁכַן; {to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)}; cause to dwell, have habitation.
• H8065 — שָׁמַיִן (shâmayin, shaw-mah'-yin): (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁמַיִם; {the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}; heaven.
• H8209 — שַׁפִּיר (shappîyr, shap-peer'): (Aramaic) intensive of a form corresponding to שָׁפִיר; beautiful; fair.
• H8460 — תְּחוֹת (tᵉchôwth, tekh-oth'): (Aramaic) or תּחֹת; (Aramaic), corresponding to תַּחַת; beneath; under.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — 1 Kings 14:2-3, Daniel 2:26-28, Daniel 4:8-9, Amos 3:7
• forasmuch — Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:15, Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 47:12-14, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:15

Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 41:38, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Daniel 5:11, Mark 6:20

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BABYLON, CONVERTS, HEATHEN, TESTIMONY, WICKED (PEOPLE), WISE MEN

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