Daniel 4:23

וְדִי אֲמַרוּ לְמִשְׁבַּק עִקַּר שָׁרְשׁוֹהִי דִּי אִֽילָנָא מַלְכוּתָךְ לָךְ קַיָּמָה מִן ־ דִּי תִנְדַּע דִּי שַׁלִּטִן שְׁמַיָּֽא ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

22וְלָ/ךְ טָֽרְדִין מִן ־ אֲנָשָׁא וְעִם ־ חֵיוַת בָּרָא לֶהֱוֵה מְדֹרָךְ וְעִשְׂבָּא כְתוֹרִין ׀ לָךְ יְטַֽעֲמוּן וּמִטַּל שְׁמַיָּא לָךְ מְצַבְּעִין וְשִׁבְעָה עִדָּנִין יַחְלְפוּן עליך עַד דִּֽי ־ תִנְדַּע דִּֽי ־ שַׁלִּיט עליא בְּמַלְכוּת אֲנָשָׁא וּלְמַן ־ דִּי יִצְבֵּא יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ ׃

24לָהֵן מַלְכָּא מִלְכִּי יִשְׁפַּר עליך וחטיך בְּצִדְקָה פְרֻק וַעֲוָיָתָךְ בְּמִחַן עֲנָיִן הֵן תֶּהֱוֵא אַרְכָה לִשְׁלֵוְתָֽךְ ׃

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Cross References

Daniel 4:13לִבְבֵהּ מִן ־ אנושא יְשַׁנּוֹן וּלְבַב חֵיוָה יִתְיְהִב לֵהּ וְשִׁבְעָה עִדָּנִין יַחְלְפוּן עֲלֽוֹהִי ׃

Matthew Henry on Daniel 4:20-28

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 570.) 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;… Read the whole commentary →

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