Revised Version 1895

Daniel 2:32-45

32As for thisimageצַלְמָ֗אtzal.Ma'H6755, hisheadרֵאשֵׁהּ֙re.ShehH7217was offineטָ֔בTavH2869goldדְהַ֣בde.HavH1722, hisbreastחֲד֥וֹהִיcha.Do.hiH2306and hisarmsוּדְרָע֖וֹהִיu.de.ra.'o.hiH1872ofsilverכְסַ֑ףkhe.SafH3702, hisbellyמְע֥וֹהִיme.'o.hiH4577and histhighsוְיַרְכָתֵ֖הּve.yar.kha.TehH3410of brass,

33hislegsשָׁק֖וֹהִיsha.Ko.hiH8243ofironפַרְזֶ֑לfar.ZelH6523, hisfeetרַגְל֕וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271partמִנְּהֵין֙mi.ne.hinH4481ofironפַרְזֶ֔לfar.ZelH6523, andpartוּמִנְּהֵ֖יןu.mi.ne.honH4481ofclayחֲסַֽף׃cha.SafH2635.

34Thou sawest till that astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH69wascutהִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhit.ge.Ze.retH1505outH1505withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֔יִןvi.Da.yinH3028,whichH1768smote theimageלְצַלְמָא֙le.tzal.Ma'H6755upon hisfeetרַגְל֔וֹהִיrag.Lo.hiH7271that were ofironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523andclayוְחַסְפָּ֑אve.chas.Pa'H2635, and brake them in pieces.

35Then was theironפַּרְזְלָא֩par.ze.La'H6523, theclayחַסְפָּ֨אchas.Pa'H2635, the brass, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֗אve.da.ha.Va'H1722, broken in pieces together, andbecameH1934like thechaffכְּע֣וּרke.'UrH5784of thesummerקַ֔יִטKa.yitH7007threshing-floors; and thewindרוּחָ֔אru.Cha'H7308carriedוּנְשָׂ֤אu.ne.Sa'H5376them away, thatnoלָא־la'-H3809placeH1934wasfoundהִשְׁתֲּכַ֣חhish.ta.KhachH7912for them: and thestoneוְאַבְנָ֣א׀ve.'av.Na'H69that smote theimageלְצַלְמָ֗אle.tzal.Ma'H6755becameH1934agreatרַ֖בravH7229mountainלְט֥וּרle.TurH2906, andfilledוּמְלָ֥תu.me.LatH4391thewholeH3606earthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

36This is thedreamחֶלְמָ֔אchel.Ma'H2493; and we willtellנֵאמַ֥רne.MarH560theinterpretationוּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.RehH6591thereofbeforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

37Thou, Okingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, artkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, untowhomדִּ֚יdiH1768theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065hathgivenיְהַב־ye.hav-H3052thekingdomמַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'H4437, thepowerחִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'H2632, and thestrengthH2632, and thegloryוִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'H3367;

38and wheresoever thechildrenH1123ofmenאֲ֠נָשָׁא'A.na.sha'H606dwellדָֽיְרִ֣יןda.'a.rinH1753, thebeastsחֵיוַ֨תchei.VatH2423of thefieldבָּרָ֤אba.Ra'H1251and the fowls of theheavenשְׁמַיָּא֙she.mai.Ya'H8065hath hegivenיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052into thinehandבִּידָ֔ךְbi.DakhH3028, and hathmadeH7981thee toruleH7981over themallH3606: thou art theheadרֵאשָׁ֖הre.Shah'H7217ofgoldדַהֲבָֽא׃da.ha.Va'H1722.

39Andafterוּבָתְרָ֗ךְu.va.te.RakhH870thee shallariseתְּק֛וּםte.KumH6966anotherאָחֳרִ֖י'o.cho.RiH317kingdomמַלְכ֥וּmal.KhuH4437inferiorאֲרַ֣עא'a.Ra'H772to thee; andanotherאָחֳרִי֙'o.cho.RiH317thirdתְלִיתָאָ֤הte.li.ta.yaH8523kingdomוּמַלְכ֨וּu.mal.KhuH4437of brass,whichH1768shall bearruleתִשְׁלַ֖טtish.LatH7981overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3606theearthאַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'H772.

40And thefourthרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הre.vi.'a.yahH7244kingdomוּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.KhuH4437shall bestrongתַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.FahH8624asironכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'H6523: forasmuch asironפַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'H6523breaketh inpiecesH7490and subduethallכֹּ֔לָּאKo.la'H3606things: and asironוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'H6523that crushethallכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֖ין'i.LeinH459, shall itbreakH7490inpiecesH7490andcrushH1855.

41And whereas thou sawest thefeetרַגְלַיָּ֣אrag.lai.Ya'H7271andtoesוְאֶצְבְּעָתָ֗אve.'etz.be.'a.Ta'H677,partH4481of potters’clayחֲסַ֤ףcha.SafH2635, andpartH4481ofironפַּרְזֶ֔לpar.ZelH6523, it shall be adividedפְלִיגָה֙fe.li.GahH6386kingdomמַלְכ֤וּmal.KhuH4437; but there shall be in it of the strength of theironפַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'H6523, forasmuch as thou sawest theironפַּ֨רְזְלָ֔אpar.ze.La'H6523mixedמְעָרַ֖בme.'a.RavH6151with miryclayבַּחֲסַ֥ףba.cha.SafH2635.

42And as thetoesוְאֶצְבְּעָת֙ve.'etz.be.'AtH677of thefeetרַגְלַיָּ֔אrag.lai.Ya'H7271werepartH4481ofironפַּרְזֶ֖לpar.ZelH6523, andpartH4481ofclayחֲסַ֑ףcha.SafH2635,soH4481thekingdomמַלְכוּתָא֙mal.khu.Ta'H4437shall bepartlyH4481strongתַקִּיפָ֔הta.ki.FahH8624, andpartlyH4481broken.

43And whereas thou sawest theironפַּרְזְלָא֙par.ze.La'H6523mixedH6151with miryclayבַּחֲסַ֣ףba.cha.SafH2635, they shall mingle themselves with theseedבִּזְרַ֣עbiz.Ra'H2234ofmenאֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'H606; but they shallnotוְלָֽא־ve.la'-H3809cleave one toanotherH1836,evenH1768asironפַרְזְלָ֔אfar.ze.La'H6523dothnotלָ֥אla'H3809mingle withclayחַסְפָּֽא׃chas.Pa'H2635.

44And in thedaysוּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןu.ve.yo.mei.HonH3118ofthoseדִּ֧יdiH1768kingsמַלְכַיָּ֣אmal.khai.Ya'H4430shall theGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֤אshe.mai.Ya'H8065setיְקִים֩ye.KimH6966up akingdomמַלְכוּ֙mal.KhuH4437,whichדִּ֤יdiH1768shall never bedestroyedתִתְחַבַּ֔לtit.cha.BalH2255,norH3809shall thesovereigntyוּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הu.Mal.khu.Tah'H4437thereof beleftתִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtish.te.VikH7662toanotherאָחֳרָ֖ן'o.cho.RanH321peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5972; but it shall break in pieces and consumeallכָּל־kol-H3606theseאִלֵּ֣ין'i.LeinH459kingdomsמַלְכְוָתָ֔אmal.khe.va.Ta'H4437, and it shallstandתְּק֥וּםte.KumH6966foreverH5957.

45Forasmuch as thou sawest that astoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH69wascutאִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת'it.ge.Ze.retH1505outH1505of themountainמִטּוּרָא֩mi.tu.Ra'H2906withoutלָ֣אla'H3809handsבִידַ֗יִןvi.Da.yinH3028, and that it brake in pieces theironפַּרְזְלָ֨אpar.ze.La'H6523, the brass, theclayחַסְפָּא֙chas.Pa'H2635, thesilverכַּסְפָּ֣אkas.Pa'H3702, and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֔אve.da.ha.Va'H1722; thegreatרַב֙ravH7229Godאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426hathmadeH3046knownH3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430whatמָ֛הmahH4101shall come to pass hereafter: and thedreamחֶלְמָ֖אchel.Ma'H2493is certain, and theinterpretationפִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃ פpish.RehH6591thereofsureוְיַצִּ֥יבve.ya.TzivH3330.

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