King James Version

Daniel 4:15

Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:12.

בְּרַ֨םberambutבְּרַםconjunction — “but”H1297properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, howeverbut, nevertheless, yet.עִקַּ֤רiqarstumpעִקַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “stump”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6136a stockstump.שָׁרְשׁ֨וֹהִי֙shareshohirootשֹׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8330{a root (literally or figuratively)}root.בְּאַרְעָ֣אbearain earthאֲרַעpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “in earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.שְׁבֻ֔קוּshevuqvleaveשְׁבַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “leave”, a commandH7662to quit, i.e. allow to remainleave, let alone.וּבֶֽאֱסוּר֙uveesurand in bandאֱסוּרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in band”, the ordinary formH613{a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner)}band, imprisonment.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.פַרְזֶ֣לfarzelironפַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH6523ironiron.וּנְחָ֔שׁunechashand brassנְחָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and brass”, the ordinary formH5174copperbrass.בְּדִתְאָ֖אbeditain tender grassדֶּתֶאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in tender grass”, the definite formH1883{a sprout; by analogy, grass}tender grass.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle — “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.בָרָ֑אvarafieldבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “field”, the definite formH1251a fieldfield.וּבְטַ֤לuvetaland in dewטַלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2920{dew (as covering vegetation)}dew.שְׁמַיָּא֙shemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.יִצְטַבַּ֔עyitstabawetצְבַעverb, poal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wet”, an unfinished actionH6647to dipwet.וְעִםveimand withעִםconjunction, preposition — “and with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.חֵיוְתָ֥אcheyvtabeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “beast”, the definite formH2423an animalbeast.חֲלָקֵ֖הּchalaqehportionחֲלָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “portion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2508a partportion.בַּעֲשַׂ֥בbaasavin moth. See also H5906עָשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in moth. See also H5906”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6211a mothmoth. See also H5906 (עַיִשׁ).אַרְעָֽאaraearthאֲרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “earth”, the definite formH772the earth; by implication (figuratively) lowearth, interior.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-12) Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even in a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

Young’s Literal Translation

but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens is it wet, and with the beasts [is] his portion in the herb of the earth;

World English Bible

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.

Darby Translation

Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

I king Nabuchodonosor saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom axe not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was meat for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τὰ φύλλα αὐτοῦ ὡραῖα, καὶ ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ πολὺς, καὶ τροφὴ πάντων ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ὑποκάτω αὐτοῦ κατεσκήνουν τὰ θηρία τὰ ἄγρια, καὶ ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ κατῴκουν τὰ ὄρνεα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἐτρέφετο πᾶσα σάρξ.