King James Version

Daniel 2:37

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

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אַ֣נְתְּהantehthouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4430a kingking, royal.מַלְכַיָּ֑אmalkhayakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֚יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.אֱלָ֣הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.מַלְכוּתָ֥אmalkhutakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.חִסְנָ֛אchisnapowerחֵסֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “power”, the definite formH2632strengthpower.וְתָקְפָּ֥אvetaqepaand mightתְּקֹףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and might”, the definite formH8632powermight, strength.וִֽיקָרָ֖אviqaraand gloryיְקָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and glory”, the definite formH3367{value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity}glory, honour.יְהַבyehavgiveיְהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou, O king, king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thou, O king, art a king of kings, for the God of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and might, and glory, hath given to thee;

World English Bible

You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.

Darby Translation

Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

Douay-Rheims

Thou art a king of kings: and the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, and strength, and power, and glory:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou, O king, king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given a powerful and strong and honourable kingdom,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ βασιλεῦ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων, ᾧ ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν ἰσχυρὰν καὶ κραταιὰν καὶ ἔντιμον ἔδωκεν