Daniel 7:23

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׃

  1. כֵּן֮ken“as follows”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “thus” · Strong's H3652
  2. אֲמַר֒'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  3. חֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'“beast the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
  4. רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'“<the> fourth”
    Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244
  5. מַלְכ֤וּmal.Khu“a kingdom”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  6. רְבִיעָאָה֙re.vi.'a.ya'“fourth the”
    Adjective, ordinal number, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. תֶּהֱוֵ֣אte.he.Ve'“it will be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  8. בְאַרְעָ֔אve.'ar.'A'“on earth the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
  9. דִּ֥יdi“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  10. תִשְׁנֵ֖אtish.Ne'“it will be different”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁנָא · “to change” · Strong's H8133
  11. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
  12. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  13. מַלְכְוָתָ֑אmal.khe.va.Ta'“kingdoms the”
    Noun, feminine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  14. וְתֵאכֻל֙ve.te.Khul“so it may devour”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֲכַל · “to devour” · Strong's H0399
  15. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  16. אַרְעָ֔א'ar.'A'“earth the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
  17. 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
  18. 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)