Daniel 4:23
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But whereas he commanded, that the stump of the roots thereof, that is, of the tree, should be left: thy kingdom shall remain to thee, after thou shalt have known that power is from heaven.

saw.

Daniel 4:13-17 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given him: and let seven times pass over him. . . .

and let his.

Daniel 4:15 I, king Nabuchodonosor, saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Daniel 5:21 And he was driven out from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses, and he did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till he knew that the most High ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he will set over it whomsoever it shall please him.

Context
Daniel Interprets the Second Dream
22They shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with cattle, and with wild beasts, and thou shalt eat grass, as an ox, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven: and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 23But whereas he commanded, that the stump of the roots thereof, that is, of the tree, should be left: thy kingdom shall remain to thee, after thou shalt have known that power is from heaven.24Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences.…
Cross References
Daniel 4:13
Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given him: and let seven times pass over him.

Daniel 4:14
This is the decree by the sentence of the watchers, and the word and demand of the holy ones: till the living know, that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men: and he will give it to whomsoever it shall please him, and he will appoint the basest man over it.

Daniel 4:15
I, king Nabuchodonosor, saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Daniel 4:16
Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thought troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.

Daniel 4:26
At the end of twelve months he was walking in the palace of Babylon.

Daniel 8:13
And I heard one of the saints speaking, and one saint said to another I know not to whom, that was speaking: How long shall be the vision, concerning the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the desolation that is made: and the sanctuary, and the strength be trodden under foot?

Lexicon
And
וְדִ֣י (wə·ḏî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

you, O king,
מַלְכָּ֡א (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

saw
חֲזָ֣ה (ḥă·zāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2370: To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual

a watcher,
עִ֣יר (‘îr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5894: Waking or wakeful one

a holy one,
וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ (wə·qad·dîš)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6922: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

coming down
נָחִ֣ת ׀ (nā·ḥiṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5182: To descend, to bring away, deposit, depose

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

heaven
שְׁמַיָּ֡א (šə·may·yā)
Noun - mdd
Strong's Hebrew 8065: The sky

and saying:
וְאָמַר֩ (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 560: To say, tell, command

‘Cut down
גֹּ֨דּוּ (gōd·dū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1414: To cut down

the tree
אִֽילָנָ֜א (’î·lā·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 363: A tree

and destroy it,
וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי (wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2255: To destroy, hurt

but
בְּרַ֨ם (bə·ram)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1297: Highly, surely, however

leave
שְׁבֻ֔קוּ (šə·ḇu·qū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7662: To quit, allow to remain

the stump
עִקַּ֤ר (‘iq·qar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6136: Root, stock

with its roots
שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ (šā·rə·šō·w·hî)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8330: A root

in the ground,
בְּאַרְעָ֣א (bə·’ar·‘ā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 772: The earth, low

with a band
וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ (ū·ḇe·’ĕ·sūr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 613: A band, bond

of iron
פַרְזֶ֣ל (p̄ar·zel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6523: Iron

and bronze [around it],
וּנְחָ֔שׁ (ū·nə·ḥāš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5174: Copper, bronze

in the tender grass
בְּדִתְאָ֖א (bə·ḏiṯ·’ā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1883: A sprout, grass

of
דִּֽי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

the field.
בָרָ֑א (ḇā·rā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1251: (an open) field

Let him be drenched
יִצְטַבַּ֗ע (yiṣ·ṭab·ba‘)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6647: To dip, wet

with the dew
וּבְטַ֧ל (ū·ḇə·ṭal)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2920: Dew

of heaven,
שְׁמַיָּ֣א (šə·may·yā)
Noun - mdd
Strong's Hebrew 8065: The sky

and graze
חֲלָקֵ֔הּ (ḥă·lā·qêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2508: Portion, possession

with
וְעִם־ (wə·‘im-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5974: With, equally with

the beasts
חֵיוַ֤ת (ḥê·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2423: An animal

of the field
בָּרָא֙ (bā·rā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1251: (an open) field

till
דִּֽי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

seven
שִׁבְעָ֥ה (šiḇ·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7655: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

times
עִדָּנִ֖ין (‘id·dā·nîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5732: A set time, technically, a year

pass
יַחְלְפ֥וּן (yaḥ·lə·p̄ūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2499: To pass (over)

him by.�
עֲלֽוֹהִי׃ (‘ă·lō·w·hî)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5922: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and he said, Strip the tree, and destroy it; only leave the stump of its roots in the ground, and bind it with a band of iron and brass; and it shall lie in the grass that is without, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion shall be with wild beasts, until seven times have passed over it;

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times shall pass over him;

Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

and that which the king hath seen -- a sifter, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, and he hath said, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens it is wet, and with the beast of the field is his portion, till that seven times pass over him.
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