King James Version

Daniel 4:30

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:27.

עָנֵ֤הanehspeakעֲנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH6032{properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}answer, speak.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְאָמַ֔רveamarand sayאֲמַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and say”, a verb used as a describing wordH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.הֲלָ֥אhalaor evenלָאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.דָאdathisדָּאpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H1668thisone..another, this.הִ֖יאhithisהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “this”H1932{he (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are}[idiom] are, it, this.בָּבֶ֣לbavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.רַבְּתָ֑אrabtacaptainרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “captain”, the definite formH7229{abundant}captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.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.אֲנָ֤הanahas for meאֲנָאpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “as for me”H576II, as for me.בֱנַיְתַהּ֙venaytahbuildבְּנָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1124to buildbuild, make.לְבֵ֣יתleveytto houseבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.מַלְכ֔וּmalkhvkingdomמַלְכוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “kingdom”, the ordinary formH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.בִּתְקַ֥ףbitqafin mightתְּקֹףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in might”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8632powermight, strength.חִסְנִ֖יchisnipowerחֵסֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “power”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2632strengthpower.וְלִיקָ֥רveliqarand to gloryיְקָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to glory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3367{value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity}glory, honour.הַדְרִֽיhadrihonourהֲדַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, masculine, singular — “honour”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1923magnificencehonour, majesty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-27) The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

Young’s Literal Translation

the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

World English Bible

The king spoke and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Darby Translation

the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

Douay-Rheims

The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he was driven away from among men, and did eat grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds’ claws.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-27) The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and thine iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διατοῦτο, βασιλεῦ, ἡ βουλή μου ἀρεσάτω σοι, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐν ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι, καὶ τὰς ἀδικίας, ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς πενήτων· ἴσως ἔσται μακρόθυμος τοῖς παραπτώμασί σου ὁ Θεός.