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Daniel 4:14

He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:11.

קָרֵ֨אqarecallקְרָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “call”, a verb used as a describing wordH7123{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}call, cry, read.בְחַ֜יִלvechayilin armyחַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in army”, the ordinary formH2429an army, or strengthaloud, army, [idiom] most (mighty), power.וְכֵ֣ןvekhenand thusכֵּןconjunction, adverb — “and thus”H3652sothus.אָמַ֗רamarsayאֲמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.גֹּ֤דּוּgodvhew downגְּדַדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hew down”, a commandH1414to cut downhew down.אִֽילָנָא֙ilanatreeאִילָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “tree”, the definite formH363a treetree.וְקַצִּ֣צוּveqatsitsvand cut offקְצַץconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and cut off”, a commandH7113{to chop off (literally or figuratively)}cut off.עַנְפ֔וֹהִיanfohiboughעֲנַףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6056{a twig (as covering the limbs)}bough, branch.אַתַּ֥רוּatarvshake offנְתַרverb, aphel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “shake off”, a commandH5426{to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie}shake off.עָפְיֵ֖הּafeyehleavesעֳפִיnoun, 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.וּבַדַּ֣רוּuvadarvand scatterבְּדַרconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and scatter”, a commandH921to scatterscatter.אִנְבֵּ֑הּinbehfruitאֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4{a green plant}fruit.תְּנֻ֤דtenudget awayנוּדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “get away”, an unfinished actionH5111to fleeget away.חֵֽיוְתָא֙cheyvtabeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “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.תַּחְתּ֔וֹהִיtachtohiunderתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “under”H8479{the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.}under.וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖אvetsiprayaand birdצְפַרconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, determined, definite article — “and bird”, the definite formH6853a bird.bird.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “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.עַנְפֽוֹהִיanfohiboughעֲנַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6056{a twig (as covering the limbs)}bough, branch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-11) He cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

Young’s Literal Translation

He is calling mightily, and thus hath said, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its budding, move away let the beast from under it, and the birds from off its branches;

World English Bible

He cried aloud and said this: ‘Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it and the birds from its branches.

Darby Translation

he cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the birds from its branches.

Douay-Rheims

This is the decree by the sentence of the watchers, and the word And demand of the holy ones; till the living know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men; and he will give it to whomsoever it shall please him, and he will appoint the basest man over it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-11) He cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit; let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμεγαλύνθη τὸ δένδρον καὶ ἴσχυσε, καὶ τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ ἔφθασεν ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ τὸ κῦτος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πέρας ἁπάσης τῆς γῆς,