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Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

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וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹןuveyomeyhonand in dayיוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and in day”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3118a dayday (by day), time.דִּ֧יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.מַלְכַיָּ֣אmalkhayakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.אִנּ֗וּןinunthemאִנּוּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, plural — “them”H581they[idiom] are, them, these.יְקִים֩yeqimriseקוּםverb, aphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).אֱלָ֨הּelahGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֤אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.מַלְכוּ֙malkhvkingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “kingdom”, the ordinary formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.לְעָלְמִין֙lealeminto for everעָלַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to for ever”, the ordinary formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.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.תִתְחַבַּ֔לtitchabaldestroyחֲבַלverb, poal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2255to ruindestroy, hurt.וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הumalkhutahand kingdomמַלְכוּconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.לְעַ֥םleamto peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to people”, the ordinary formH5972{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}people.אָחֳרָ֖ןachoranotherאׇחֳרָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “other”, the ordinary formH321other(an-) other.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.תִשְׁתְּבִ֑קtishteviqleaveשְׁבַקverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “leave”, an unfinished actionH7662to quit, i.e. allow to remainleave, let alone.תַּדִּ֤קtadiqbreak to piecesדְּקַקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break to pieces”, an unfinished actionH1855to crumble or (trans.) crushbreak to pieces.וְתָסֵיף֙vetaseyfand consumeסוּףconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and consume”, an unfinished actionH5487to come to an endconsume, fulfill.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.אִלֵּ֣יןileyntheseאִלֵּיןpronoun, demonstrative, both genders, plural — “these”H459thesethe, these.מַלְכְוָתָ֔אmalkhevatakingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “kingdom”, the definite formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.וְהִ֖יאvehiand thisהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.תְּק֥וּםtequmriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6966{to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).לְעָלְמַיָּֽאlealemayato for everעָלַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “to for ever”, the definite formH5957remote time, i.e. the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, foreverfor (n-)ever (lasting), old.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; nor shall the kingdom be left to another people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but it shall stand for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed — to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.

World English Bible

“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

Darby Translation

And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.

Douay-Rheims

But in the days of those kingdoms the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people, and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms, and itself shall stand for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and his kingdom shall not be left to another people, but it shall beat to pieces and grind to powder all other kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν βασιλέων ἐκείνων, ἀναστήσει ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βασιλείαν, ἥτις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας οὐ διαφθαρήσεται, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ λαῷ ἑτέρῳ οὐχ ὑπολειφθήσεται, λεπτυνεῖ καὶ λικμήσει πάσας τὰς βασιλείας, καὶ αὕτη ἀναστήσεται εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας·