This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.Daniel 7:23
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Original language (Aramaic)
כֵּן֮ אֲמַר֒ חֵֽיוְתָא֙ רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔א מַלְכ֤וּ רְבִיעָאָה֙ תֶּהֱוֵ֣א בְאַרְעָ֔א דִּ֥י תִשְׁנֵ֖א מִן־כָּל־מַלְכְוָתָ֑א וְתֵאכֻל֙ כָּל־אַרְעָ֔א וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּ וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃
- כֵּן֮ken“as follows”Adverb · from כֵּן · “thus” · Strong's H3652
- אֲמַר֒'a.Mar“he said”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- חֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'“beast the”Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
- רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'“<the> fourth”Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244
- מַלְכ֤וּmal.Khu“a kingdom”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
- רְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'“fourth the”Adjective, ordinal number, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- תֶּהֱוֵ֣אte.he.Ve'“it will be”Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- בְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'“on earth the”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
- דִּ֥יdi“which”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- תִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'“it will be different”Verb, peal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁנָא · “to change” · Strong's H8133
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
- מַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'“kingdoms the”Noun, feminine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
- וְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.Khul“so it may devour”Conjunction + Verb, peal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֲכַל · “to devour” · Strong's H0399
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
- אַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'“earth the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
- וּתְדוּשִׁנַּ֖הּu.te.du.shi.Nah“and it will tread down it”Conjunction + Verb, peal, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from דּוּשׁ · “to tread” · Strong's H1759
- וְתַדְּקִנַּֽהּ׃ve.tad.de.ki.Nah“and it will shatter it”Conjunction + Verb, haphel, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from דְּקַק · “to break up” · Strong's H1855
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)