New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 2:34-40

34Youcontinuedהֲוַ֗יְתָha.Vay.taH1934lookingחָזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2370untilעַ֠ד'adH5705 H1768astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505outwithoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,and it struckוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223the statueלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755on its feetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271of ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523and clayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635andcrushedוְהַדֵּ֖קֶתve.ha.De.ketH1855them.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116the ironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523,the clayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635,the bronzeנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722were crushedדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1855allוְכָל־ve.kholH3606at the sameH2298timeH2298and becameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like chaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784from the summerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingH147floorsH147;and the windרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedוּנְשָׂ֤אu.ne.Sa'H5376them away so thatnot a traceאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870of them was foundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912.But the stoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that struckמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223the statueלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934a greatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906and filledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36“Thisדְּנָ֣הde.NahH1836wasthe dreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493;now we will tellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560its interpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37You, O kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, are thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430,to whomדִּ֚יdiH1768the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065has givenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437, thepowerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632,the strengthוְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'H8632and the gloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367;

38and whereverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606 H1768the sonsH1123of menאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, or thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251,or the birdsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of the skyשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065,He has givenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052theminto your handבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028and has caused you to ruleוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over them allבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.You are the headרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217of goldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

39Afterוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870you there will ariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherH321kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'a.Ra'H772to you, then anotherH321thirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437of bronzeנְחָשָׁ֔אne.cha.Sha'H5174,whichH1768will ruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3606the earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

40Then there will be afourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437as strongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624as ironכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'H6523;inasmuchקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH3606 H6903 H1768as ironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523crushesמְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.DekH1855and shattersוְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.ShelH2827allH3606thingsH3606,so, like ironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523that breaksH7490in piecesH7490,it will crushתַּדִּ֥קta.DikH1855and breakH7490allH3606theseאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459in piecesH7490.

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