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Daniel 4:10-23

10Thus werethe visionsH2376of mine headH7217inH5922my bedH4903;I sawH2370 H1934,and beholdH431a treeאִילָ֛ן'i.LanH363in the midstבְּג֥וֹאbe.Go'H1459of the earthאַרְעָ֖א'ar.'A'H772,and the heightוְרוּמֵ֥הּve.ru.MehH7314thereof wasgreatשַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'H7690.

11The treeH363grewרְבָ֥הre.VahH7236,and was strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,and the heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314thereof reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291unto heavenלִשְׁמַיָּ֔אlish.mai.Ya'H8065,and the sightוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379thereof to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of allכָּל־kol-H3606the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772:

12The leavesעָפְיֵ֤הּ'a.fe.YehH6074thereof werefairשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209,and the fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4thereof muchשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and in it wasmeatוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606:the beastsH2423of the fieldH1251had shadowתַּטְלֵ֣ל׀tat.LelH2927underתְּחֹת֜וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460it, and the fowlsצִפֲּרֵ֣יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the heavenH8065dweltיְדוּרָן֙ye.du.runH1753in the boughsוּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙u.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056thereof, and allכָּל־kol-H3606fleshבִּשְׂרָֽא׃bis.Ra'H1321was fedיִתְּזִ֥יןyi.te.ZinH2110of itוּמִנֵּ֖הּu.mi.NehH4481.

13I sawחָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛יתcha.Zeh ha.VeitH2370 H1934in the visionsבְּחֶזְוֵ֥יbe.chez.VeiH2376of my headרֵאשִׁ֖יre.ShiH7217uponH5922my bedמִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmish.ke.ViH4903,and, beholdוַאֲלוּ֙va.'a.LuH431,a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894and an holy oneוְקַדִּ֔ישׁve.ka.DishH6922came downנָחִֽת׃na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenשְׁמַיָּ֖אshe.mai.Ya'H8065;

14He criedקָרֵ֨אka.Re'H7123aloudבְחַ֜יִלve.Cha.yilH2429,and saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH560thusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3652,Hew downגֹּ֤דּוּGo.duH1414the treeאִֽילָנָא֙'i.la.Na'H363,and cut offוְקַצִּ֣צוּve.ka.Tzi.tzuH7113his branchesעַנְפ֔וֹהִיan.Fo.hiH6056,shake offאַתַּ֥רוּ'a.Ta.ruH5426his leavesעָפְיֵ֖הּ'a.fe.YehH6074,and scatterוּבַדַּ֣רוּu.va.Da.ruH921his fruitאִנְבֵּ֑הּ'in.BehH4:let the beastsחֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'H2423get awayתְּנֻ֤דte.NudH5111fromמִן־min-H4481under itH8479,and the fowlsוְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אve.tzi.pe.rai.Ya'H6853fromמִן־min-H4481his branchesעַנְפֽוֹהִי׃an.Fo.hiH6056:

15Neverthelessבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveשְׁבֻ֔קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136of his rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330in the earthבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,even with a bandוּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and brassוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251;and let it be wetיִצְטַבַּ֔עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֤לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065, and lethis portionחֲלָקֵ֖הּcha.la.KehH2508bewithוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוְתָ֥אcheiv.Ta'H2423in the grassבַּעֲשַׂ֥בba.'a.SavH6211of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772:

16Let his heartלִבְבֵהּ֙li.VehH3825be changedיְשַׁנּ֔וֹןye.sha.NonH8133fromמִן־min-H4481man’sאֲנָשָׁ֣א'e.no.sha'H606,and let a beast’sחֵיוָ֖הchei.VahH2423heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3825be givenיִתְיְהִ֣בyit.ye.HivH3052unto him; and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him.

17This matterפִּתְגָמָ֔אpit.ga.Ma'H6600isby the decreeבִּגְזֵרַ֤תbig.ze.RatH1510of the watchersעִירִין֙'i.RinH5894,and the demandשְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑אshe.'e.le.Ta'H7595by the wordוּמֵאמַ֥רu.me.MarH3983of the holy onesקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922:toעַד־'ad-H5705the intentדִּבְרַ֡תdiv.RatH1701that the livingחַ֠יַּיָּאChai.yai.ya'H2417may knowיִנְדְּע֣וּןyin.de.'UnH3046that the most Highעִלָּאָ֜הi.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֨יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֗א'e.no.sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּ֔הּyi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּא֙yitz.Be'H6634,and setteth upיְקִ֥יםye.KimH6966overעֲלַֽהּ׃a.lai.yahH5922it the basestוּשְׁפַ֥לu.she.FalH8215of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH606.

18Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836dreamחֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'H2493Iאֲנָ֖ה'a.NahH576kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020have seenחֲזֵ֔יתcha.ZeitH2370.Now thouוְאַ֨נְתְּve.'an.tahH607,O Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֜רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,declareאֱמַ֗ר'e.MarH560the interpretationפִּשְׁרֵ֣א׀pish.Re'H6591thereof, forasmuch asקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903allH3606the wiseחַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.MeiH2445menof my kingdomמַלְכוּתִ֗יmal.khu.TiH4437are notלָֽא־la'-H3809ableיָכְלִ֤יןya.khe.LinH3202to make knownלְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִיle.ho.Da.'u.Ta.niH3046unto me the interpretationפִּשְׁרָא֙pish.Ra'H6591:but thouוְאַ֣נְתְּve.'an.tahH607artableכָּהֵ֔לka.HelH3546;for the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7308of the holyקַדִּישִׁ֖יןka.di.ShinH6922godsאֱלָהִ֥ין'e.la.HinH426is in thee.

19Thenאֱדַ֨יִן'e.Da.yinH116Danielדָּֽנִיֵּ֜אלda.ni.YelH1841,whose nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036wasBelteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,was astoniedאֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙'esh.to.MamH8075for oneחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298hourכְּשָׁעָ֣הke.sha.'AhH8160,and his thoughtsוְרַעְיֹנֹ֖הִיve.ra'.yo.No.hiH7476troubledיְבַהֲלֻנֵּ֑הּye.va.ha.lu.NehH927him. The kingH4430spakeעָנֵ֨ה'a.NehH6032,and saidוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH560,Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙be.le.te.sha.TzarH1096,let notאַֽל־'al-H409the dreamחֶלְמָ֤אchel.Ma'H2493,or the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵא֙u.fish.Re'H6591thereof, troubleיְבַהֲלָ֔ךְye.va.ha.LakhH927thee. Belteshazzarבֵלְטְשַׁאצַּר֙ve.le.te.sha.TzarH1096answeredעָנֵ֤ה'a.NehH6032and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH560,My lordמָרִ֕יma.re.'iH4756,the dreamחֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'H2493beto them that hateלְשָֽׂנְאָ֖ךְle.sa.ne.'a.yikhH8131thee, and the interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֥הּu.fish.RehH6591thereof to thine enemiesלְעָרָֽךְ׃le.'a.ra.yikhH6146.

20The treeH363that thou sawestH2370,which grewרְבָ֖הre.VahH7236,and was strongוּתְקִ֑ףu.te.KifH8631,whose heightוְרוּמֵהּ֙ve.ru.MehH7314reachedיִמְטֵ֣אyim.Te'H4291unto the heavenH8065,and the sightוַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּva.cha.zo.TehH2379thereof to allלְכָל־le.kholH3606the earthH772;

21Whose leavesוְעָפְיֵ֤הּve.'a.fe.YehH6074werefairשַׁפִּיר֙sha.PirH8209,and the fruitוְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.BehH4thereof muchשַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'H7690, and in it wasmeatוּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.ZonH4203for allלְכֹ֖לָּא־le.Kho.la-'H3606;underתְּחֹת֗וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiH8460which the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֔אba.Ra'H1251dweltתְּדוּר֙te.DurH1753,and upon whose branchesוּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִיu.ve.'an.Fo.hiH6056the fowlsצִפֲּרֵ֥יtzi.pa.ReiH6853of the heavenשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065had their habitationיִשְׁכְּנָ֖ןyish.ke.NanH7932:

22It isthouאַנְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430,that art grownרְבַ֖יתre.VaitH7236and become strongוּתְקֵ֑פְתְּu.te.Ke.fetH8631:for thy greatnessוּרְבוּתָ֤ךְu.re.vu.TakhH7238is grownרְבָת֙re.VatH7236,and reachethוּמְטָ֣תu.me.TatH4291unto heavenH8065,and thy dominionוְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְve.shal.ta.NakhH7985to the endלְס֥וֹףle.SofH5491of the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

23And whereas the kingמַלְכָּ֡אmal.Ka'H4430sawחֲזָ֣הcha.ZahH2370a watcherעִ֣יר'irH5894and an holy oneוְקַדִּ֣ישׁve.ka.DishH6922coming downנָחִ֣ת׀na.ChitH5182fromH4481heavenH8065,and sayingH560,HewH1414the treeH363downגֹּ֨דּוּGo.duH1414,and destroyוְחַבְּל֗וּהִיve.cha.be.Lu.hiH2255it; yetבְּרַ֨םbe.RamH1297leaveH7662the stumpH6136of the rootsH8330thereof in the earthבְּאַרְעָ֣אbe.'ar.'A'H772,even with a bandוּבֶאֱסוּר֙u.ve.'e.SurH613of ironפַרְזֶ֣לfar.ZelH6523and brassוּנְחָ֔שׁu.ne.ChashH5174,in the tender grassבְּדִתְאָ֖אbe.dit.'A'H1883of the fieldבָרָ֑אva.Ra'H1251;and let it be wetיִצְטַבַּ֗עyitz.ta.Ba'H6647with the dewוּבְטַ֧לu.ve.TalH2920of heavenH8065, and lethis portionחֲלָקֵ֔הּcha.la.KehH2508bewithוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוַ֤תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֙ba.Ra'H1251,tillעַ֛ד'adH5705sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732passיַחְלְפ֥וּןyach.le.FunH2499overעֲלֽוֹהִי׃a.Lo.hiH5922him;

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