King James Version

Daniel 4:10

Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:7.

וְחֶזְוֵ֥יvechezveand lookחֵזֵוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and look”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2376a sightlook, vision.רֵאשִׁ֖יreshiheadרֵאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.עַֽלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.מִשְׁכְּבִ֑יmishkevibedמִשְׁכַּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4903a bedbed.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.הֲוֵ֔יתhaveytbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, 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…וַאֲל֥וּvaalvand beholdאֲלוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and behold”H431lo!behold.אִילָ֛ןilantreeאִילָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH363a treetree.בְּג֥וֹאbegoin midstגַּוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in midst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1459the middlemidst, same, there-(where-) in.אַרְעָ֖אaraearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.וְרוּמֵ֥הּverumehand heightרוּםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7314(literally) altitudeheight.שַׂגִּֽיאsagiexceedingשַׂגִּיאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH7690large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-7) Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.

Young’s Literal Translation

As to the visions of my head on my bed, I was looking, and lo, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height [is] great:

World English Bible

These were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.

Darby Translation

Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

Douay-Rheims

I saw in the vision of my head upon my bed, and behold a watcher, and a holy one came down from heaven.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-7) Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So the enchanters, magicians, soothsayers, and Chaldeans came in: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσπορεύοντο οἱ ἐπαοιδοὶ, μάγοι, γαζαρηνοὶ, Χαλδαῖοι· καὶ τὸ ἐνύπνιον ἐγὼ εἶπα ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν· καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐγνώρισάν μοι,