King James Version

Daniel 2:40

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

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וּמַלְכוּ֙umalkhvand kingdomמַלְכוּconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and kingdom”, the ordinary formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.רביעיהrvyyhfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, both genders, singular, determined — “fourth”, the definite formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.רְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הreviaahfourthרְבִיעַיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “fourth”, the ordinary formH7244{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}fourth.תֶּהֱוֵ֥אtehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “become”, an unfinished 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…תַקִּיפָ֖הtaqifahmightyתַּקִּיףadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH8624{powerful}mighty, strong.כְּפַרְזְלָ֑אkefarzelaas ironפַּרְזֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “as iron”, the definite formH6523ironiron.כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{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.קֳבֵ֗לqovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “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.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.פַרְזְלָא֙farzelaironפַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “iron”, the definite formH6523ironiron.מְהַדֵּ֤קmehadeqbreak to piecesדְּקַקverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “break to pieces”, a verb used as a describing wordH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.וְחָשֵׁל֙vechasheland subdueחֲשַׁלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and subdue”, a verb used as a describing wordH2827to weaken, i.e. crushsubdue.כֹּ֔לָּאkolaallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “all”, the definite 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.וּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אukhefarzelaand as ironפַּרְזֶלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and as iron”, the definite formH6523ironiron.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.מְרָעַ֥עmeraabreakרְעַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “break”, a verb used as a describing wordH7490{properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)}break, bruise.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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.אִלֵּ֖יןileyntheseאִלֵּיןpronoun, demonstrative, both genders, plural — “these”H459thesethe, these.תַּדִּ֥קtadiqbreak to piecesדְּקַקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break to pieces”, an unfinished actionH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.וְתֵרֹֽעַveteroaand breakרְעַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break”, an unfinished actionH7490{properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)}break, bruise.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron; forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and beateth down all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, all [things], even as iron that is breaking all these, it beateth small and breaketh.

World English Bible

The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.

Darby Translation

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.

Douay-Rheims

And the fourth kingdom shall be as iron. As iron breaketh into pieces, and subdueth all things, so shall that break and destroy all these.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron; forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and beateth down all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and a fourth kingdom, which shall be strong as iron: as iron beats to powder and subdues all things, so shall it beat to powder and subdue.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ βασιλεία τετάρτη, ἥτις ἔσται ἰσχυρὰ ὡς σίδηρος· ὃν τρόπον ὁ σίδηρος λεπτύνει καὶ δαμάζει πάντα, οὕτως πάντα λεπτυνεῖ καὶ δαμάσει.