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Daniel 2:31

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

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אַ֣נְתְּהantehthouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.מַלְכָּ֗אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.חָזֵ֤הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.הֲוַ֨יְתָ֙havaytabecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…וַאֲל֨וּvaalvand beholdאֲלוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and behold”H431lo!behold.צְלֵ֥םtselemformצֶלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “form”, the ordinary formH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.חַד֙chadfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.שַׂגִּ֔יאsagiexceedingשַׂגִּיאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH7690large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.צַלְמָ֨אtsalmaformצֶלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “form”, the definite formH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.דִּכֵּ֥ןdikenthisדִּכֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, both genders, singular — “this”H1797thissame, that, this.רַ֛בravcaptainרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7229{abundant}captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.וְזִיוֵ֥הּvezivehand brightnessזִיוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and brightness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2122(figuratively) cheerfulnessbrightness, countenance.יַתִּ֖ירyatirexceedingיַתִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH3493preeminent; as an adverb, veryexceeding(-ly), excellent.קָאֵ֣םqaemriseקוּםverb, qal, participle, absolute — “rise”, a verb used as a describing wordH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).לְקָבְלָ֑ךְleqavelakheto beforeקְבֵלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.וְרֵוֵ֖הּverevehand formרֵוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and form”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7299aspectform.דְּחִֽילdechilfearדְּחַלverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH1763to slink, i.e. (by implication) to fear, or (causatively) be formidablemake afraid, dreadful, fear, terrible.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was surpassing, stood before thee; and the appearance thereof was terrible.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image [is] mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance [is] terrible.

World English Bible

“You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.

Darby Translation

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.

Douay-Rheims

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold there was as it were a great statue: this statue, which was great and high, tall of stature, stood before thee, and the look thereof was terrible.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was surpassing, stood before thee; and the appearance thereof was terrible.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold an image: that image was great, and the appearance of it excellent, standing before thy face; and the form of it was terrible.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ βασιλεῦ ἐθεώρεις, καὶ ἰδοὺ εἰκὼν μία, μεγάλη ἡ εἰκὼν ἐκείνη, καὶ ἡ πρόσοψις αὐτῆς ὑπερφερὴς, ἑστῶσα πρὸ προσώπου σου, καὶ ἡ ὅρασις αὐτῆς φοβερά.