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Daniel 2:36-45

36Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836was the dreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493;now we will tellנֵאמַ֥ר קֳדָם־ne.Mar ko.dom-H560 H6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591.

37Youאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,are the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,to whomדִּ֚יdiH1768the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065has givenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052sovereigntyמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437,powerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632,strengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632,and gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367.

38Whereverוּבְכָל־ דִּ֣יu.ve.Khol- diH3606 H1768the sonsH1123of menאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606or beastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251or birdsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of the airשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753,He has givenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052theminto your handבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028and has made you rulerוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over them allבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.Youאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607arethatה֔וּאHu'H1932headרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofדִּ֥יdiH1768goldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

39But after youוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870,there will ariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherאָחֳרִ֖י'o.cho.RiH317kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437,inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'a.Ra'H772to yoursמִנָּ֑ךְmi.NakhH4481.Next, aאָחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317thirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437,one ofדִּ֣יdiH1768bronzeנְחָשָׁ֔אne.cha.Sha'H5174דִּ֥יdiH1768,will ruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

40Finally, there will beתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'H1934a fourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437as strongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624as ironכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'H6523H3606;forקֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤יko.Vel diH6903 H1768ironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523shattersמְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.DekH1855and crushesוְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.ShelH2827all thingsH3606,and like ironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523thatדִּֽי־di-H1768crushesמְרָעַ֥עme.ra.'A'H7490all thingsH3606,it will shatterתַּדִּ֥קta.DikH1855and crushוְתֵרֹֽעַ׃ve.te.Ro.a'H7490all the othersאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459.

41And just asוְדִֽי־ve.di-H1768you saw thatחֲזַ֜יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the feetרַגְלַיָּ֣אrag.lai.Ya'H7271and toesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677were madeמִנְּהֵ֞ן פֶחָר֙mi.ne.hen fe.CharH4481 H6353partly ofדִּֽי־di-H1768fired clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635and partly ofוּמִנְּהֵ֣יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523,so this will beתֶּהֱוֵ֔הte.he.VehH1934a dividedפְלִיגָה֙fe.li.GahH6386kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437,yetוּמִן־u.min-H4481some of the strengthנִצְבְּתָ֥אnitz.be.Ta'H5326ofדִ֥יdiH1768ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523will be in itלֶֽהֱוֵא־le.he.ve'-H1934H3606—just asקֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣יko.Vel diH6903 H1768you sawחֲזַ֔יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the ironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151with clayבַּחֲסַ֥ף טִינָֽא׃ba.cha.Saf ti.Na'H2635 H2917.

42And as the toesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ve.'etz.be.'AtH677of the feetרַגְלַיָּ֔אrag.lai.Ya'H7271were partlyמִנְּהֵ֥יןmi.ne.honH4481ironפַּרְזֶ֖ל וּמִנְּהֵ֣יןpar.Zel u.mi.ne.honH6523 H4481and partlyמִן־min-H4481clayחֲסַ֑ףcha.SafH2635,so this kingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437will beתֶּהֱוֵ֣הte.he.VehH1934partlyקְצָ֤תke.TzatH7118strongתַקִּיפָ֔הta.ki.FahH8624and partlyוּמִנַּ֖הּu.mi.NahH4481תֶּהֱוֵ֥הte.he.VehH1934brittleתְבִירָֽה׃te.vi.RahH8406.

43Asוְדִ֣יve.diH1768you sawחֲזַ֗יְתָcha.Zay.taH2370the ironפַּרְזְלָא֙par.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַב֙me.'a.RavH6151with clayבַּחֲסַ֣ף טִינָ֔אba.cha.Saf ti.Na'H2635 H2917,so the peoplesבִּזְרַ֣ע אֲנָשָׁ֔אbiz.Ra' 'a.na.Sha'H2234 H606will mix with one anotherמִתְעָרְבִ֤ין לֶהֱוֹן֙mit.'a.re.Vin le.he.VonH6151 H1934but will notוְלָֽא־ לֶהֱוֹ֥ןve.la'- le.he.VonH3809 H1934hold togetherדָּבְקִ֖ין עִם־da.ve.Kin 'im-H1693 H1836 H5974any moreהֵֽא־he'-H1888thanכְדִ֣יkhe.DiH1768ironפַרְזְלָ֔אfar.ze.La'H6523לָ֥אla'H3809mixesמִתְעָרַ֖בmit.'a.RavH6151withעִם־'im-H5974clayחַסְפָּֽא׃chas.Pa'H2635.

44In the daysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118דִּ֧יdiH1768of thoseאִנּ֗וּן'i.NunH581kingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065will set upיְקִים֩ye.KimH6966a kingdomמַלְכוּ֙mal.KhuH4437thatדִּ֤יdiH1768will neverלְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣אle.'al.Min la'H5957 H3809be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,nor willלָ֣אla'H3809itוּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'H4437be leftתִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtish.te.VikH7662to anotherאָחֳרָ֖ן'o.cho.RanH321peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972.It will shatterתַּדִּ֤קta.DikH1855allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeinH459kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֔א וְהִ֖יאmal.khe.va.Ta' ve.Hi'H4437 H1932and bring them to an endוְתָסֵיף֙ve.ta.SeifH5487,but will itself standתְּק֥וּםte.KumH6966foreverלְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃le.'al.mai.Ya'H5957.

45And just asקֳבֵ֣ל דִּֽי־ko.Vel di-H3606 H6903 H1768you sawחֲזַ֡יְתָ דִּ֣יcha.Zay.ta diH2370 H1768a stoneאֶ֜בֶן דִּי־'E.ven di-H69 H1768being cut outאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505of the mountainמִטּוּרָא֩mi.tu.Ra'H2906withoutלָ֣אla'H3809human handsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,and it shatteredוְ֠הַדֶּקֶתVe.ha.de.ketH1855the ironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523,bronzeנְחָשָׁ֤אne.cha.Sha'H5174,clayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635,silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,and goldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722,so the greatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426has toldהוֹדַ֣עho.Da'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatמָ֛ה דִּ֥יmah diH4101 H1768will happenלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934in the futureאַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה'a.cha.Rei de.NahH311 H1836.The dreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493is trueוְיַצִּ֥יבve.ya.TzivH3330,and its interpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591is trustworthyוּמְהֵימַ֥ןu.me.hei.ManH540.”

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