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Daniel 4:32

You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
Daniel 4:32
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Original language (Aramaic)

וּמִן־אֲנָשָׁא֩ לָ֨ךְ טָֽרְדִ֜ין וְֽעִם־חֵיוַ֧ת בָּרָ֣א מְדֹרָ֗ךְ עִשְׂבָּ֤א כְתוֹרִין֙ לָ֣ךְ יְטַעֲמ֔וּן וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן עֲלָ֑ךְ עַ֣ד דִּֽי־תִנְדַּ֗ע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֤יט עִלָּיָא֙ בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃

  1. וּמִן־u.min-“and away from”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
  2. אֲנָשָׁא֩'a.na.Sha'“<the> humankind”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֱנָשׁ · “man” · Strong's H0606
  3. לָ֨ךְlakh“<obj.> you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  4. טָֽרְדִ֜יןta.re.Din“[they are] about to chase”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from טְרַד · “to chase away” · Strong's H2957
  5. וְֽעִם־ve.'im-“and [will be] with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5974
  6. חֵיוַ֧תchei.Vat“[the] animal[s] of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
  7. בָּרָ֣אba.Ra'“field the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from בַּר · “field” · Strong's H1251
  8. מְדֹרָ֗ךְme.do.Rakh“dwelling place your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מְדוֹר · “dwelling” · Strong's H4070A
  9. עִשְׂבָּ֤א'is.Ba'“<the> grass”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from עֲשַׂב · “grass” · Strong's H6211B
  10. כְתוֹרִין֙khe.to.Rin“like oxen”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from תּוֹר · “bullock” · Strong's H8450
  11. לָ֣ךְlakh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  12. יְטַעֲמ֔וּןye.ta.'a.Mun“they will feed”
    Verb, pael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from טְעֵם · “to feed” · Strong's H2939
  13. וְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'Ah“and seven”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁבְעָה · “seven” · Strong's H7655
  14. עִדָּנִ֖ין'i.da.Nin“times”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִדָּן · “time” · Strong's H5732
  15. יַחְלְפ֣וּןyach.le.Fun“they will pass”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חֲלַף · “to pass” · Strong's H2499
  16. עֲלָ֑ךְa.la.yikh“over you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  17. עַ֣ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5705
  18. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  19. תִנְדַּ֗עtin.Da'“you will know”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  20. דִּֽי־di-“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  21. שַׁלִּ֤יטsha.Lit“[is] having mastery”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from שַׁלִּיט · “ruling” · Strong's H7990
  22. עִלָּיָא֙i.la.ya'“Most High the”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from עִלַּי · “Most High” · Strong's H5943
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  23. בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbe.mal.Khut“over [the] kingdom of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  24. אֲנָשָׁ֔א'a.na.Sha'“<the> humankind”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֱנָשׁ · “man” · Strong's H0606
  25. וּלְמַן־u.le.man-“and to whomever”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָן · “who?” · Strong's H4479
  26. דִּ֥יdi“whom”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  27. יִצְבֵּ֖אyitz.Be'“he will be pleased”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צְבָא · “to will” · Strong's H6634
  28. יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ׃yi.te.ni.Nah“he will give it”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נְתַן · “give” · Strong's H5415G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)