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Daniel 4:25

That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:22.

וְלָ֣ךְvelakheand toוְלָ֣ךְconjunction, particle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and to”and toטָֽרְדִ֣יןtaredindriveטְרַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drive”, a verb used as a describing wordH2957to expeldrive.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.אֲנָשָׁ֡אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.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.חֵיוַ֣תcheyvatbeastחֵיוָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2423an animalbeast.בָּרָא֩barafieldבַּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “field”, the definite formH1251a fieldfield.לֶהֱוֵ֨הlehevehbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, an unfinished 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…מְדֹרָ֜ךְmedorakhedwellingמְדוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dwelling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4070a dwellingdwelling.וְעִשְׂבָּ֥אveisbaand moth. See also H5906עָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and moth. See also H5906”, the definite formH6211a mothmoth. See also H5906 (עַיִשׁ).כְתוֹרִ֣יןkhetorinas bullockתּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as bullock”, the ordinary formH8450a bullbullock, ox.לָ֣ךְlakhetoלָ֣ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיְטַֽעֲמ֗וּןyetaamunfeedטְעַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “feed”, an unfinished actionH2939to taste; causatively to feedmake to eat, feed.וּמִטַּ֤לumitaland from dewטַלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from 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.לָ֣ךְlakhetoלָ֣ךְpreposition, particle, direct object marker — “to”toמְצַבְּעִ֔יןmetsabinwetצְבַעverb, piel, participle, absolute — “wet”, a verb used as a describing wordH6647to dipwet.וְשִׁבְעָ֥הveshivahand 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.יַחְלְפ֣וּןyachlefunpassחֲלַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “pass”, an unfinished actionH2499to pass on (of time)pass.עֲלָ֑יךְalaykhagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd 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.עַ֣דaduntilעַדpreposition — “until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.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.תִנְדַּ֗עtindaknowיְדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.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.שַׁלִּ֤יטshalitcaptainשַׁלִּיטadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH7990mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premiercaptain, be lawful, rule(-r).עִלָּיָא֙ilayahighעִלַּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “high”, the definite formH5943supreme (i.e. God)(most) high.בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutin kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.אֲנָשָׁ֔אanashamanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “man”, the definite formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.וּלְמַןulemanand to whatמָןconjunction, preposition, pronoun, relative, common, singular — “and to what”H4479who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)what, who(-msoever, [phrase] -so).דִּ֥יdithatדִּיpronoun, relative, common, singular — “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.יִצְבֵּ֖אyitsbewillצְבָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “will”, an unfinished actionH6634to pleasewill, would.יִתְּנִנַּֽהּyitninahgive payנְתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “give pay”, an unfinished actionH5415givebestow, give pay.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-22) that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they are driving thee away from men, and with the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and the herb as oxen they do cause thee to eat, and by the dew of the heavens they are wetting thee, and seven times do pass over thee, till that thou knowest that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and to whom He willeth He giveth it.

World English Bible

You will be driven from men and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You will be made to eat grass as oxen, and will be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

Darby Translation

They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

Douay-Rheims

All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

is thyself, O king; for thou art grown great and powerful, and thy greatness has increased and reached to heaven, and thy dominion to the ends of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

σὺ εἶ, βασιλεῦ, ὅτι ἐμεγαλύνθης καὶ ἴσχυσας, καὶ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη σου ἐμεγαλύνθη, καὶ ἔφθασεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ ἡ κυρεία σου εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς.