Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 2:31-35

31Thouאַ֣נְתְּ'an.tahH607,O kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430,sawestחָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙cha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH2370 H1934,and beholdוַאֲל֨וּva.'a.LuH431a greatחַד֙ שַׂגִּ֔יאchad sa.Gi'H7690 H2298imageצְלֵ֥םtze.LemH6755.Thisדִּכֵּ֥ןdi.KenH1797greatרַ֛בravH7229imageצַלְמָ֨אtzal.Ma'H6755,whose brightnessוְזִיוֵ֥הּve.zi.VehH2122wasexcellentיַתִּ֖ירya.TirH3493,stoodקָאֵ֣םka.'EmH6966beforeלְקָבְלָ֑ךְle.ka.ve.LakhH6903thee; and the formוְרֵוֵ֖הּve.re.VehH7299thereof wasterribleדְּחִֽיל׃de.ChilH1763.

32This image’sצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755headרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217wasof fineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722,his breastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and his armsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872of silverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702,his bellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and his thighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410of brassנְחָֽשׁ׃ne.ChashH5174,

33His legsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243of ironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523,his feetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481of ironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523and partוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481of clayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thou sawestחָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָcha.Zeh ha.Vay.taH1934 H2370tillעַ֠ד'adH5705that a stoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69was cut outהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,which smoteוּמְחָ֤תu.me.ChatH4223the imageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755uponעַל־'al-H5922his feetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that wereof ironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523and clayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635,and brakeH1855themהִמּֽוֹן׃hi.MonH1994to piecesH1855.

35Thenבֵּאדַ֣יִןbe.Da.yinH116was the ironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523,the clayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635,the brassנְחָשָׁ֜אne.cha.Sha'H5174,the silverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702,and the goldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722,broken to piecesדָּ֣קוּDa.kuH1751 H1855togetherכַחֲדָ֡הkha.cha.DahH2298,and becameוַהֲווֹ֙va.ha.VoH1934like the chaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784ofמִן־min-H4481the summerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshingfloorsאִדְּרֵי־'i.de.rei-H147;and the windרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedH5376themהִמּוֹן֙hi.mOnH1994awayH5376,thatוְכָל־ve.kholH3606noלָא־la'-H3809placeאֲתַ֖ר'a.TarH870was foundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and the stoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that smoteמְחָ֣תme.ChatH4223the imageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameהֲוָ֛תha.VatH1934a greatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906,and filledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391the wholeכָּל־kol-H3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

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