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Daniel 2:38

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

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וּבְכָלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in all”, the ordinary formH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.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.דאריןdryndwellדּוּרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.דָֽיְרִ֣יןdayerindwellדּוּרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH1753to residedwell.בְּֽנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.אֲ֠נָשָׁאanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.חֵיוַ֨תcheyvatbeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2423an animalbeast.בָּרָ֤אbarafieldבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “field”, the definite formH1251a fieldfield.וְעוֹףveofand fowlעוֹףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fowl”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5776{a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively}fowl.שְׁמַיָּא֙shemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.יְהַ֣בyehavgiveיְהַבverb, 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.בִּידָ֔ךְbidakhein handיַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְvehashletakheand have the masteryשְׁלֵטconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and have the mastery”, a completed actionH7981{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.בְּכָלְּה֑וֹןbekholehonin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.אַנְתְּהantehthouאַנְתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thou”H607thouas for thee, thou.ה֔וּאhuthisהוּאparticle, affirmation — “this”H1932{he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are}[idiom] are, it, this.רֵאשָׁ֖הreshahheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “head”, the definite formH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.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.דַהֲבָֽאdahavagoldדְּהַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “gold”, the definite formH1722goldgold(-en).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the heaven dwell, hath He given them into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all; thou art the head of gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

and whithersoever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the fowl of the heavens, He hath given into thy hand, and hath caused thee to rule over them all; thou [art] this head of gold.

World English Bible

Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.

Darby Translation

and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.

Douay-Rheims

And all places wherein the children of men, and the beasts of the field do dwell: he hath also given the birds of the air into thy hand, and hath put all things under thy power: thou therefore art the head of gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the heaven dwell, hath He given them into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all; thou art the head of gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

in every place where the children of men dwell: and he has given into thine hand the wild beasts of the field, and the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and he has made thee lord of all.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, ὅπου κατοικοῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων· θηρία τε ἀγροῦ, καὶ πετεινὰ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης ἔδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρί σου, καὶ κατέστησέ σε κύριον πάντων· σὺ εἶ ἡ κεφαλὴ ἡ χρυσῆ.