King James Version

Daniel 4:12

The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:9.

עָפְיֵ֤הּafeyehleavesעֳפִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leaves”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6074a twig; bough, i.e. (collectively) foliageleaves.שַׁפִּיר֙shapirfairשַׁפִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fair”, the ordinary formH8209beautifulfair.וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּveinbehand fruitאֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4{a green plant}fruit.שַׂגִּ֔יאsagiexceedingשַׂגִּיאadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “exceeding”, the ordinary formH7690large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.וּמָז֨וֹןumazonand meatמָזוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and meat”, the ordinary formH4203{food}meat.לְכֹ֖לָּאlekholato allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to 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.בֵ֑הּvehinבֵ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inתְּחֹת֜וֹהִיtechotohiunderתְּחוֹתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “under”H8460beneathunder.תַּטְלֵ֣לtatlelhave a shadowטְלַלverb, aphel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “have a shadow”, an unfinished actionH2927to cover with shadehave a shadow.חֵיוַ֣תcheyvatbeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2423an animalbeast.בָּרָ֗אbarafieldבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “field”, the definite formH1251a fieldfield.וּבְעַנְפ֨וֹהִי֙uveanfohiand in boughעֲנַףconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in bough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6056{a twig (as covering the limbs)}bough, branch.ידרוןydrvndwellדּוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH1753to residedwell.יְדוּרָן֙yedurandwellדּוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH1753to residedwell.צִפֲּרֵ֣יtsiparebirdצְפַרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “bird”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6853a bird.bird.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.וּמִנֵּ֖הּuminehand fromמִןconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.יִתְּזִ֥יןyitzinfeedזוּןverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “feed”, an unfinished actionH2110{perhaps properly, to be plump, i.e. (transitively) to nourish}feed.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.בִּשְׂרָֽאbisrafleshבְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “flesh”, the definite formH1321{flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman}flesh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-9) The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was fed from it.

Young’s Literal Translation

its leaves [are] fair, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it: under it take shade doth the beast of the field, and in its boughs dwell do the birds of the heavens, and of it fed are all flesh.

World English Bible

Its leaves were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

Darby Translation

Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

Douay-Rheims

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and let it be tied with a band of iron, and of brass, among the grass, that is without, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let its portion be with the wild beasts in the grass of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Baltasar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in thee, and no mystery is too hard for thee, hear the vision of my dream which I had, and tell me the interpretation of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βαλτάσαρ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν ἐπαοιδῶν, ὃν ἐγὼ ἔγνων ὅτι πνεῦμα Θεοῦ ἅγιον ἐν σοὶ, καὶ πᾶν μυστήριον οὐκ ἀδυνατεῖ σε, ἄκουσον τὴν ὅρασιν τοῦ ἐνυπνίου μου, οὗ ἴδον, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ εἰπόν μοι.