New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 2:37-42

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'H8632,and the honorוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367;

38and whereverוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3606 H1768the sonsH1123of mankindאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606liveדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, or theanimalsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of the fieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251,or the birdsוְעוֹף־ve.'of-H5776of the skyשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065,He has handedבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3052 H3028themoverH3052to you and has made you rulerוְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְve.hash.le.TakhH7981over them allבְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbe.kha.le.HonH3606.You are the headרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217of goldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

39And afterוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870you anotherH321kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437will ariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'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;justקֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903 H1768as ironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523smashesמְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.DekH1855and crushesוְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.ShelH2827everythingכֹּ֔לָּאKo.la'H3606,so, like ironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523that crushesמְרָעַ֥עme.ra.'A'H7490,it will smashתַּדִּ֥קta.DikH1855and crushוְתֵרֹֽעַ׃ve.te.Ro.a'H7490allכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459things.

41And in that you sawחֲזַ֜יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the feetרַגְלַיָּ֣אrag.lai.Ya'H7271and toesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677,partlyמִנְּהֵ֞ןmi.ne.henH4481of potter’sפֶחָר֙fe.CharH6353clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635and partlyוּמִנְּהֵ֣יןu.mi.ne.honH4481of ironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523,it will be a dividedפְלִיגָה֙fe.li.GahH6386kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437;but it will haveH1934within it someוּמִן־u.min-H4481of the toughnessנִצְבְּתָ֥אnitz.be.Ta'H5326of ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523,sinceקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903 H1768you sawחֲזַ֔יְתָהcha.Zay.tahH2370the ironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151withcommonטִינָֽא׃ti.Na'H2917clayבַּחֲסַ֥ףba.cha.SafH2635.

42And just asthe toesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ve.'etz.be.'AtH677of the feetרַגְלַיָּ֔אrag.lai.Ya'H7271werepartlyמִנְּהֵ֥יןmi.ne.honH4481of ironפַּרְזֶ֖לpar.ZelH6523and partlyוּמִנְּהֵ֣יןu.mi.ne.honH4481of potteryחֲסַ֑ףcha.SafH2635, sosomeמִן־ קְצָ֤תmin- ke.TzatH4481 H7118of the kingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437will be strongתַקִּיפָ֔הta.ki.FahH8624,and partוּמִנַּ֖הּu.mi.NahH4481of it will be fragileתְבִירָֽה׃te.vi.RahH8406.

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