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Daniel 4:23

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It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.	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;	This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And whereas the king^H4430 saw^H2370 a watcher^H5894 and an holy one^H6922 coming down^H5182 from^H4481 heaven^H8065, and saying^H560, Hew^H1414 the tree^H363 down^H1414, and destroy^H2255 it; yet^H1297 leave^H7662 the stump^H6136 of the roots^H8330 thereof in the earth^H772, even with a band^H613 of iron^H6523 and brass^H5174, in the tender grass^H1883 of the field^H1251; and let it be wet^H6647 with the dew^H2920 of heaven^H8065, and let his portion^H2508 be with^H5974 the beasts^H2423 of the field^H1251, till^H5705 seven^H7655 times^H5732 pass^H2499 over^H5922 him;

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Original Hebrew

וְדִי אֲמַרוּ לְמִשְׁבַּק עִקַּר שָׁרְשֹׁוהִי דִּי אִילָנָא מַלְכוּתָךְ לָךְ קַיָּמָה מִן־דִּי תִנְדַּע דִּי שַׁלִּטִן שְׁמַיָּא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/דִ֣י	ve./Di	H1768	AC/Tr	and/ that
אֲמַ֗רוּ	'a.Ma.ru	H560	AVqp3mp	they said
לְ/מִשְׁבַּ֞ק	le./mish.Bak	H7662	AR/Vqc	to/ leave
עִקַּ֤ר	'i.Kar	H6136	ANcmsc	(the) stump of
שָׁרְשׁ֨וֹ/הִי֙	sha.re.Sho./hi	H8330	ANcmpc/Sp3ms	roots/ its
דִּ֣י	di	H1768	ATr	of
אִֽילָנָ֔/א	'i.la.Na/'	H363	ANcmsd/Td	tree/ the
מַלְכוּתָ֖/ךְ	mal.khu.Ta/kh	H4437	ANcfsc/Sp2ms	kingdom/ your
לָ֣/ךְ	la/kh		AR/Sp2ms	to/ you
קַיָּמָ֑ה	kai.ya.Mah	H7011	AAafsa	(will be) enduring
מִן	min-	H4481	AR	from
דִּ֣י	di	H1768	AAafsa	that
תִנְדַּ֔ע	tin.Da'	H3046	AVqi2ms	you will know
דִּ֥י	di	H1768	ATr	that
שַׁלִּטִ֖ן	sha.li.Tin	H7990	AAampa	(are) having mastery
שְׁמַיָּֽ/א	she.mai.Ya/'	H8065	ANcmpd/Td	heavens/ the

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

Strong's References

• H363 — אִילָן (ʼîylân, ee-lawn'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֵילוֹן; a tree; tree.
• H560 — אֲמַר (ʼămar, am-ar'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אָמַר; {to say (used with great latitude)}; command, declare, say, speak, tell.
• H613 — אֱסוּר (ʼĕçûwr, es-oor'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֵסוּר; {a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner)}; band, imprisonment.
• H772 — אֲרַע (ʼăraʻ, ar-ah'): (Aramaic) corresponding to אֶרֶץ; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low; earth, interior.
• H1251 — בַּר (bar, bar): (Aramaic) corresponding to בָּר; a field; field.
• H1297 — בְּרַם (bᵉram, ber-am'): (Aramaic) perhaps from רוּם with a prepositional prefix; properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, however; but, nevertheless, yet.
• H1414 — גְּדַד (gᵉdad, ghed-ad'): (Aramaic) corresponding to גָּדַד; to cut down; hew down.
• H1883 — דֶּתֶא (detheʼ, deh'-thay): (Aramaic) corresponding to דֶּשֶׁא; {a sprout; by analogy, grass}; tender grass.
• H2255 — חֲבַל (chăbal, khab-al'): (Aramaic) corresponding to חָבַל; to ruin; destroy, hurt.
• 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.
• H2423 — חֵיוָא (chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'): (Aramaic) from חֲיָא; an animal; beast.
• H2499 — חֲלַף (chălaph, khal-af'): (Aramaic) corresponding to חָלַף; to pass on (of time); pass.
• H2508 — חֲלָק (chălâq, khal-awk'): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to חָלַק; a part; portion.
• H2920 — טַל (ṭal, tal): (Aramaic) the same as טַל; {dew (as covering vegetation)}; dew.
• H4430 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): (Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4481 — מִן (min, min): (Aramaic) corresponding to מִן; {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}; according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.
• H5174 — נְחָשׁ (nᵉchâsh, nekh-awsh'): (Aramaic) corresponding to נְחוּשָׁה; copper; brass.
• H5182 — נְחַת (nᵉchath, nekh-ath'): (Aramaic) corresponding to נָחַת; to descend; causatively, to bring away, deposit, depose; carry, come down, depose, lay up, place.
• H5705 — עַד (ʻad, ad): (Aramaic) corresponding to עַד; {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}; [idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.
• H5732 — עִדָּן (ʻiddân, id-dawn'): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of עֵד; a set time; technically, a year; time.
• H5894 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to עוּר; a watcher, i.e. an angel (as guardian); watcher.
• H5922 — עַל (ʻal, al): (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
• H5974 — עִם (ʻim, eem): (Aramaic) corresponding to עִם; {adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}; by, from, like, to(-ward), with.
• H6136 — עִקַּר (ʻiqqar, ik-kar'): (Aramaic) from עֲקַר; a stock; stump.
• H6523 — פַּרְזֶל (parzel, par-zel'): (Aramaic) corresponding to בַּרְזֶל; iron; iron.
• H6647 — צְבַע (tsᵉbaʻ, tseb-ah'): (Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of צֶבַע; to dip; wet.
• 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.
• H7655 — שִׁבְעָה (shibʻâh, shib-aw'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שֶׁבַע; {seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number}; seven (times).
• H7662 — שְׁבַק (shᵉbaq, sheb-ak'): (Aramaic) corresponding to the root of שׁוֹבֵק; to quit, i.e. allow to remain; leave, let alone.
• 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.
• H8330 — שֹׁרֶשׁ (shôresh, sho'-resh): (Aramaic) corresponding to שֶׁרֶשׁ; {a root (literally or figuratively)}; root.

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

• H1768 — דִּי (dîy, dee): (Aramaic) apparently for דָּא; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of; [idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.
• 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.
• H4437 — מַלְכוּ (malkûw, mal-koo'): (Aramaic) corresponding to מַלְכוּת; dominion (abstractly or concretely); kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
• H7011 — קַיָּם (qayâm, kah-yawm'): (Aramaic) from קוּם; permanent (as rising firmly); stedfast, sure.
• H7990 — שַׁלִּיט (shallîyṭ, shal-leet'): (Aramaic) corresponding to שַׁלִּיט; mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier; captain, be lawful, rule(-r).

Cross References

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

• and let his — Daniel 4:15, Daniel 5:21
• saw — Daniel 4:13-17

Reciprocal references (7): 1 Chronicles 29:30, Job 14:7, Isaiah 10:34, Jeremiah 18:6, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:16, Luke 3:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: PERIODS AND NUMBERS
• Nave’s: BABYLON, CONVERTS, GOD, TESTIMONY, WICKED (PEOPLE)

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