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Daniel 4:35

All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Daniel 4:35
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Original language (Aramaic)

וְכָל־דָּיְרֵ֤י אַרְעָא֙ כְּלָ֣ה חֲשִׁיבִ֔ין וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּ עָבֵד֙ בְּחֵ֣יל שְׁמַיָּ֔א וְדָיְרֵ֖י אַרְעָ֑א וְלָ֤א אִיתַי֙ דִּֽי־יְמַחֵ֣א בִידֵ֔הּ וְיֵ֥אמַר לֵ֖הּ מָ֥ה עֲבַֽדְתְּ׃

  1. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  2. דָּיְרֵ֤יda.'a.rei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from דּוּר · “to dwell” · Strong's H1753
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. אַרְעָא֙'ar.'A'“earth the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
  4. כְּלָ֣הke.Lah“[are] as not”
    Preposition + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  5. חֲשִׁיבִ֔יןcha.shi.Vin“considered”
    Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲשַׁב · “to account” · Strong's H2804
  6. וּֽכְמִצְבְּיֵ֗הּu.khe.mitz.be.Yeh“and as pleases he”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צְבָא · “to will” · Strong's H6634
  7. עָבֵד֙'a.Ved“[he is] doing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲבַד · “to make” · Strong's H5648
  8. בְּחֵ֣ילbe.Cheil“with [the] army of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from חַ֫יִל · “strength” · Strong's H2429
  9. שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'“heavens the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שָׁמַ֫יִן · “heaven” · Strong's H8065
  10. וְדָיְרֵ֖יve.da.'a.rei“and [the] inhabitants of”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from דּוּר · “to dwell” · Strong's H1753
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. אַרְעָ֑א'ar.'A'“earth the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
  12. וְלָ֤אve.La'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  13. אִיתַי֙'i.Tai“there”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
  14. דִּֽי־di-“[is] who”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  15. יְמַחֵ֣אye.ma.Che'“he will strike”
    Verb, pael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְחָא · “to smite” · Strong's H4223
  16. בִידֵ֔הּvi.Deh“on hand his”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יַד · “hand” · Strong's H3028
  17. וְיֵ֥אמַרve.Ye.mar“so he may say”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  18. לֵ֖הּleh“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  19. מָ֥הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4101
  20. עֲבַֽדְתְּ׃'a.Vadt“have you done”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבַד · “to make” · Strong's H5648
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)