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Daniel 4:19-27

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;

24Thisדְּנָ֥הde.NahH1836isthe interpretationפִשְׁרָ֖אfish.Ra'H6591,O kingH4430,and thisהִ֔יאHi'H1932isthe decreeוּגְזֵרַ֤תu.ge.ze.RatH1510of the most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943,which is comeמְטָ֖תme.TatH4291uponH5922my lordמָרִ֥יmar.'iH4756the kingH4430:

25That they shall driveטָֽרְדִ֣יןta.re.DinH2957thee fromמִן־min-H4481menאֲנָשָׁ֡א'a.na.Sha'H606,and thy dwellingמְדֹרָ֜ךְme.do.RakhH4070shall beלֶהֱוֵ֨הle.he.VehH1934withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5974the beastsחֵיוַ֣תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָא֩ba.Ra'H1251,and they shall make thee to eatיְטַֽעֲמ֗וּןye.ta.'a.MunH2939grassוְעִשְׂבָּ֥אve.'is.Ba'H6211as oxenכְתוֹרִ֣ין׀khe.to.RinH8450,and they shall wetמְצַבְּעִ֔יןme.tza.be.'InH6647thee with the dewוּמִטַּ֤לu.mi.TalH2920of heavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065,and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7655timesעִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.NinH5732shall passיַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.FunH2499overH5922thee, tillעַ֣ד'adH5705thou knowתִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'H3046that the most Highעִלָּאָה֙i.la.ya'H5943rulethשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7990in the kingdomבְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.KhutH4437of menאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606,and givethיִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.NahH5415it to whomsoeverוּלְמַן־u.le.man-H4479he willיִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'H6634.

26And whereas they commandedאֲמַ֗רוּ'a.Ma.ruH560to leaveלְמִשְׁבַּ֞קle.mish.BakH7662the stumpעִקַּ֤ר'i.KarH6136of the treeאִֽילָנָ֔א'i.la.Na'H363rootsשָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙sha.re.Sho.hiH8330;thy kingdomH4437shall be sureקַיָּמָ֑הkai.ya.MahH7011unto thee, afterמִן־min-H4481that thou shalt have knownתִנְדַּ֔עtin.Da'H3046that the heavensשְׁמַיָּֽא׃she.mai.Ya'H8065do ruleשַׁלִּטִ֖ןsha.li.TinH7990.

27WhereforeH3861,O kingH4430,let my counselמִלְכִּי֙mil.KiH4431be acceptableיִשְׁפַּ֣רyish.ParH8232unto theeעֲלָ֔ךְa.la.yikhH5922,and break offפְרֻ֔קfe.RukH6562thy sinsוַחֲטָאָךְ֙va.cha.ta.yakhH2408by righteousnessבְּצִדְקָ֣הbe.tzid.KahH6665,and thine iniquitiesוַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְva.'a.va.ya.TakhH5758by shewing mercyבְּמִחַ֣ןbe.mi.ChanH2604to the poorעֲנָ֑יִן'a.Na.yinH6033;ifH2006it may beתֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'H1934a lengtheningאַרְכָ֖ה'ar.KhahH754of thy tranquillityלִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ׃lish.le.ve.TakhH7963.

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