King James Version

Daniel 4:16

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:13.

לִבְבֵהּ֙livvehheartלְבַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3825{the heart (as the most interior organ);}heart.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.אנושאnvshmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.אֲנָשָׁ֣אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.יְשַׁנּ֔וֹןyeshanonalterשְׁנָאverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “alter”, an unfinished actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.וּלְבַ֥בulevavand heartלְבַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3825{the heart (as the most interior organ);}heart.חֵיוָ֖הcheyvahbeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beast”, the ordinary formH2423an animalbeast.יִתְיְהִ֣בyityehivgiveיְהַבverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.לֵ֑הּlehtoלֵ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְשִׁבְעָ֥הveshivahand sevenשִׁבְעָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and seven”, the ordinary formH7655{seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number}seven (times).עִדָּנִ֖יןidanintimeעִדָּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “time”, the ordinary formH5732a set time; technically, a yeartime.יַחְלְפ֥וּןyachlefunpassחֲלַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “pass”, an unfinished actionH2499to pass on (of time)pass.עֲלֽוֹהִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-13) Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

Young’s Literal Translation

his heart from man's is changed, and the heart of a beast is given to him, and seven times pass over him;

World English Bible

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.

Darby Translation

Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

Douay-Rheims

Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thoughts troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-13) Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I beheld in the night vision upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven, and cried aloud, and thus he said,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθεώρουν ἐν ὁράματι τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης μου, καὶ ἰδοὺ εἲρ, καὶ ἅγιος ἀπʼ οὐρανοῦ κατέβη,