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Daniel 2:34

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

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חָזֵ֣הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, 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.הֲוַ֗יְתָhavaytabecomeהָוָאverb, 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…עַ֠דaduntilעַדpreposition — “until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶתhitgezeretsoothsayerגְּזַרverb, hothpaal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “soothsayer”, a completed actionH1505to quarry; determinecut out, soothsayer.אֶ֨בֶן֙evenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH69{a stone}stone.דִּיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.לָ֣אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.בִידַ֔יִןvidayinin handיַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “in hand”, the ordinary formH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.וּמְחָ֤תumechatand hangמְחָאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and hang”, a completed actionH4223to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impalehang, smite, stay.לְצַלְמָא֙letsalmato formצֶלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to form”, the definite formH6755an idolatrous figureform, image.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.רַגְל֔וֹהִיraglohifootרְגַלnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7271{a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}foot.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.פַרְזְלָ֖אfarzelaironפַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “iron”, the definite formH6523ironiron.וְחַסְפָּ֑אvechaspaand clayחֲסַףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and clay”, the definite formH2635a clodclay.וְהַדֵּ֖קֶתvehadeqetand break to piecesדְּקַקconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break to pieces”, a completed actionH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.הִמּֽוֹןhimonthemהִמּוֹpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “them”H1994they[idiom] are, them, those.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou wast looking till that a stone hath been cut out without hands, and it hath smitten the image on its feet, that [are] of iron and of clay, and it hath broken them small;

World English Bible

You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

Darby Translation

Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Douay-Rheims

Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof that were of iron and of clay, and broke them in pieces.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou sawest until a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and earthenware, and utterly reduced them to powder.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθεώρεις ἕως ἀπεσχίσθη λίθος ἐξ ὄρους ἄνευ χειρῶν, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὴν εἰκόνα ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας τοὺς σιδηροῦς καὶ ὀστρακίνους, καὶ ἐλέπτυνεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τέλος.