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Daniel 2:44-49

44And in the daysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118of theseאִנּ֗וּן'i.NunH581kingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430shall the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065set upיְקִים֩ye.KimH6966a kingdomמַלְכוּ֙mal.KhuH4437,which shall neverלְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣אle.'al.Min la'H3809 H5957be destroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255:and the kingdomוּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'H4437shall notלָ֣אla'H3809be leftתִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtish.te.VikH7662to otherאָחֳרָ֖ן'o.cho.RanH321peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972, butit shall break in piecesתַּדִּ֤קta.DikH1855and consumeוְתָסֵיף֙ve.ta.SeifH5487allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeinH459kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֔אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437,and itוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1932shall standתְּק֥וּםte.KumH6966for everלְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃le.'al.mai.Ya'H5957.

45Forasmuch asקֳבֵ֣לko.VelH6903 H3606thou sawestחֲזַ֡יְתָcha.Zay.taH2370that the stoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH69was cut outאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505of the mountainמִטּוּרָא֩mi.tu.Ra'H2906withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,and that it brake in piecesוְ֠הַדֶּקֶתVe.ha.de.ketH1855the ironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523,the brassנְחָשָׁ֤אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the clayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722;the greatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426hath made knownהוֹדַ֣עho.Da'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatמָ֛הmahH4101shall come to passלֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'H1934hereafterאַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה'a.cha.Rei de.NahH1836 H311:and the dreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493iscertainוְיַצִּ֥יבve.ya.TzivH3330,and the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591thereof sureוּמְהֵימַ֥ןu.me.hei.ManH540.

46Thenבֵּ֠אדַיִןBe.da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֤אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020fellנְפַ֣לne.FalH5308uponעַל־'al-H5922his faceאַנְפּ֔וֹהִי'an.Po.hiH600,and worshippedסְגִ֑דse.GidH5457Danielוּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אלu.le.da.ni.YelH1841,and commandedאֲמַ֖ר'a.MarH560that they should offerלְנַסָּ֥כָהle.na.Sa.khahH5260an oblationוּמִנְחָה֙u.min.ChahH4504and sweet odoursוְנִ֣יחֹחִ֔יןve.Ni.cho.ChinH5208unto him.

47The kingמַלְכָּ֨אmal.Ka'H4430answeredעָנֵה֩'a.NehH6032unto Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1841,and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Ofמִן־min-H4481a truthקְשֹׁט֙ke.ShotH7187it is,thatH1768your Godאֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן'e.la.ha.KhonH426isa Godאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of godsאֱלָהִ֛ין'e.la.HinH426,and a Lordוּמָרֵ֥אu.ma.Re'H4756of kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,and a revealerוְגָלֵ֣הve.ga.LehH1541of secretsרָזִ֑יןra.ZinH7328,seeing thou couldestיְכֵ֔לְתָּye.Khe.le.taH3202revealלְמִגְלֵ֖אle.mig.Le'H1541thisדְנָֽה׃de.NahH1836secretרָזָ֥הra.Zah'H7328.

48Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430madeH7236Danielלְדָנִיֵּ֣אלle.da.ni.YelH1841a great manH7236,and gaveיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052him manyשַׂגִּיאָן֙sa.gi.'AnH7690greatרַבְרְבָ֤ןrav.re.VanH7260giftsוּמַתְּנָ֨ןu.ma.te.NanH4978,and made him rulerוְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּve.Hash.le.TehH7981overעַ֖ל'alH5922the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,and chiefוְרַב־ve.rav-H7229of the governorsסִגְנִ֔יןsig.NinH5460overעַ֖ל'alH5922allכָּל־kol-H3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֥יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH895.

49Then Danielוְדָנִיֵּאל֙ve.da.ni.yeLH1841requestedבְּעָ֣אbe.'A'H1156ofמִן־min-H4481the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,and he setוּמַנִּ֗יu.ma.NiH4483Shadrachלְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְle.shad.RakhH7715,Meshachמֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhH4336,and Abed–negoH5665,overעַ֤ל'alH5922the affairsעֲבִֽידְתָּא֙'a.vi.de.Ta'H5673of the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH895:but Danielוְדָנִיֵּ֖אלve.da.ni.YelH1841satin the gateבִּתְרַ֥עbit.Ra'H8651of the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

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